Railways passengers carried passenger km in Uruguay

Uruguay: Railways passengers carried passenger km was 8.00 million in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
8.00 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
97th
of 101 countries
All-time high
17.00 million
in 2006
All-time low
8.00 million
in 2002
Years of data
11
1999–2015

Railways passengers carried passenger km in Uruguay, 1999–2015

05.0M10.0M15.0M1999200720151999: 10.0M2000: 9.0M2001: 9.0M2002: 8.0M2003: 11.0M2004: 11.0M2005: 12.0M2006: 17.0M2007: 15.0M2014: 8.0M2015: 8.0M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2015, railways passengers carried passenger km in Uruguay stood at 8.00 million. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, railways passengers carried passenger km in Uruguay peaked at 17.00 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.00 million, in 2002.

That places Uruguay 97th out of 101 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Railways passengers carried passenger km in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Railways passengers carried passenger km in Uruguay, 1999 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1999 10.00 million —
2000 9.00 million -10.0%
2001 9.00 million +0.0%
2002 8.00 million -11.1%
2003 11.00 million +37.5%
2004 11.00 million +0.0%
2005 12.00 million +9.1%
2006 17.00 million +41.7%
2007 15.00 million -11.8%
2014 8.00 million -46.7%
2015 8.00 million +0.0%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 8.00 million is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.44 billion, 0% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 8.00 million is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.01 billion, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.00 million 10.00 million 10.00 million 1
2000s 11.50 million 8.00 million 17.00 million 8
2010s 8.00 million 8.00 million 8.00 million 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15.00 million compare
  2. 95 Cote d'Ivoire 10.00 million compare
  3. 95 Madagascar 10.00 million compare
  4. 98 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.25 million compare
  5. 99 Zambia 4.18 million compare
  6. 100 Albania 812,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is railways passengers carried passenger km in Uruguay?
Railways passengers carried passenger km in Uruguay was 8.00 million in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest railways passengers carried passenger km recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 17.00 million in 2006.
What is the lowest railways passengers carried passenger km recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 8.00 million in 2002.
How does Uruguay rank for railways passengers carried passenger km?
Uruguay ranks 97th out of 101 countries with data for 2015.
Is railways passengers carried passenger km rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Railways passengers carried passenger km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Railways passengers carried passenger km
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
101 places, 2,125 data points, 1995–2021
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