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Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road in Ukraine

Ukraine: Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road was 15.71 billion passenger-kilometers in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
15.71 billion passenger-kilometers
Change on year
up 46.9%
World rank
17th
of 63 countries
All-time high
76.20 billion passenger-kilometers
in 1992
All-time low
10.70 billion passenger-kilometers
in 2020
Years of data
32
1990–2021

Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road in Ukraine, 1990–2021

20.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B1990200520211990: 76.0B passenger-kilometers1991: 71.0B passenger-kilometers1992: 76.2B passenger-kilometers1993: 75.9B passenger-kilometers1994: 70.9B passenger-kilometers1995: 63.8B passenger-kilometers1996: 59.1B passenger-kilometers1997: 54.4B passenger-kilometers1998: 49.9B passenger-kilometers1999: 47.6B passenger-kilometers2000: 51.8B passenger-kilometers2001: 49.7B passenger-kilometers2002: 50.5B passenger-kilometers2003: 52.6B passenger-kilometers2004: 51.7B passenger-kilometers2005: 52.7B passenger-kilometers2006: 53.2B passenger-kilometers2007: 53.1B passenger-kilometers2008: 53.1B passenger-kilometers2009: 48.3B passenger-kilometers2010: 50.2B passenger-kilometers2011: 50.6B passenger-kilometers2012: 49.3B passenger-kilometers2013: 49.0B passenger-kilometers2014: 35.9B passenger-kilometers2015: 35.4B passenger-kilometers2016: 36.8B passenger-kilometers2017: 28.1B passenger-kilometers2018: 28.7B passenger-kilometers2019: 28.4B passenger-kilometers2020: 10.7B passenger-kilometers2021: 15.7B passenger-kilometers

Source: OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in passenger-kilometers.

Analysis

Ukraine recorded 15.71 billion passenger-kilometers for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.9% on the previous year and down 69.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road in Ukraine peaked at 76.20 billion passenger-kilometers in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10.70 billion passenger-kilometers, in 2020.

That places Ukraine 17th out of 63 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road in Ukraine, year by year

Year passenger-kilometers Change
1990 76.04 billion passenger-kilometers —
1991 70.97 billion passenger-kilometers -6.7%
1992 76.20 billion passenger-kilometers +7.4%
1993 75.90 billion passenger-kilometers -0.4%
1994 70.88 billion passenger-kilometers -6.6%
1995 63.75 billion passenger-kilometers -10.1%
1996 59.08 billion passenger-kilometers -7.3%
1997 54.43 billion passenger-kilometers -7.9%
1998 49.94 billion passenger-kilometers -8.3%
1999 47.60 billion passenger-kilometers -4.7%
2000 51.77 billion passenger-kilometers +8.8%
2001 49.66 billion passenger-kilometers -4.1%
2002 50.54 billion passenger-kilometers +1.8%
2003 52.56 billion passenger-kilometers +4.0%
2004 51.73 billion passenger-kilometers -1.6%
2005 52.66 billion passenger-kilometers +1.8%
2006 53.23 billion passenger-kilometers +1.1%
2007 53.09 billion passenger-kilometers -0.3%
2008 53.06 billion passenger-kilometers -0.1%
2009 48.33 billion passenger-kilometers -8.9%
2010 50.25 billion passenger-kilometers +4.0%
2011 50.59 billion passenger-kilometers +0.7%
2012 49.33 billion passenger-kilometers -2.5%
2013 48.98 billion passenger-kilometers -0.7%
2014 35.87 billion passenger-kilometers -26.8%
2015 35.37 billion passenger-kilometers -1.4%
2016 36.84 billion passenger-kilometers +4.2%
2017 28.07 billion passenger-kilometers -23.8%
2018 28.68 billion passenger-kilometers +2.2%
2019 28.41 billion passenger-kilometers -0.9%
2020 10.70 billion passenger-kilometers -62.4%
2021 15.71 billion passenger-kilometers +46.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 64.48 billion passenger-kilometers 47.60 billion passenger-kilometers 76.20 billion passenger-kilometers 10
2000s 51.66 billion passenger-kilometers 48.33 billion passenger-kilometers 53.23 billion passenger-kilometers 10
2010s 39.24 billion passenger-kilometers 28.07 billion passenger-kilometers 50.59 billion passenger-kilometers 10
2020s 13.20 billion passenger-kilometers 10.70 billion passenger-kilometers 15.71 billion passenger-kilometers 2

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 14 Spain 17.48 billion passenger-kilometers compare
  2. 15 Netherlands 17.10 billion passenger-kilometers compare
  3. 16 Indonesia 16.93 billion passenger-kilometers compare
  4. 18 Austria 12.93 billion passenger-kilometers compare
  5. 19 Sweden 12.88 billion passenger-kilometers compare
  6. 20 Belgium 9.68 billion passenger-kilometers compare

See the full ranking of 63 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road in Ukraine?
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road in Ukraine was 15.71 billion passenger-kilometers in 2021, according to OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 76.20 billion passenger-kilometers in 1992.
What is the lowest relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 10.70 billion passenger-kilometers in 2020.
How does Ukraine rank for relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road?
Ukraine ranks 17th out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
Is relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ukraine data come from?
The figures come from OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road
Unit
passenger-kilometers
Source
OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
63 places, 2,649 data points, 1970–2022
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