Passenger-kilometers by rail in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan: Passenger-kilometers by rail was 3.13 billion million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
3.13 billion million passenger-km
Change on year
up 74.4%
World rank
39th
of 101 countries
All-time high
4.38 billion million passenger-km
in 2019
All-time low
1.79 billion million passenger-km
in 2020
Years of data
24
1995–2021

Passenger-kilometers by rail in Uzbekistan, 1995–2021

01.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B1995200820211995: 2.5B million passenger-km1996: 2.0B million passenger-km1997: 2.2B million passenger-km1998: 2.2B million passenger-km1999: 1.9B million passenger-km2000: 2.2B million passenger-km2001: 2.2B million passenger-km2004: 2.0B million passenger-km2005: 2.0B million passenger-km2006: 2.3B million passenger-km2007: 2.3B million passenger-km2008: 2.5B million passenger-km2009: 2.6B million passenger-km2010: 2.9B million passenger-km2011: 3.0B million passenger-km2012: 3.4B million passenger-km2014: 3.8B million passenger-km2015: 3.8B million passenger-km2016: 3.9B million passenger-km2017: 4.3B million passenger-km2018: 4.3B million passenger-km2019: 4.4B million passenger-km2020: 1.8B million passenger-km2021: 3.1B million passenger-km

Source: International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million passenger-km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for passenger-kilometers by rail in Uzbekistan is 3.13 billion million passenger-km, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 74.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, passenger-kilometers by rail in Uzbekistan peaked at 4.38 billion million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.79 billion million passenger-km, in 2020.

Uzbekistan ranks 39th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.16 billion million passenger-km 1.90 billion million passenger-km 2.50 billion million passenger-km 5
2000s 2.26 billion million passenger-km 2.01 billion million passenger-km 2.63 billion million passenger-km 8
2010s 3.76 billion million passenger-km 2.90 billion million passenger-km 4.38 billion million passenger-km 9
2020s 2.46 billion million passenger-km 1.79 billion million passenger-km 3.13 billion million passenger-km 2

Countries ranked near Uzbekistan

  1. 36 Morocco 4.46 billion million passenger-km compare
  2. 37 Myanmar 4.16 billion million passenger-km compare
  3. 38 South Africa 3.50 billion million passenger-km compare
  4. 40 Portugal 2.91 billion million passenger-km compare
  5. 41 Finland 2.90 billion million passenger-km compare
  6. 42 Turkmenistan 2.34 billion million passenger-km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is passenger-kilometers by rail in Uzbekistan?
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Uzbekistan was 3.13 billion million passenger-km in 2021, according to International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Uzbekistan?
The highest recorded value was 4.38 billion million passenger-km in 2019.
What is the lowest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Uzbekistan?
The lowest recorded value was 1.79 billion million passenger-km in 2020.
How does Uzbekistan rank for passenger-kilometers by rail?
Uzbekistan ranks 39th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
Is passenger-kilometers by rail rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?
The figures come from International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Passenger-kilometers by rail. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Passenger-kilometers by rail
Unit
million passenger-km
Source
International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by 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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The number of passengers transported by rail, multiplied by the kilometers traveled. This is measured in passenger-kilometers.