Rail passenger traffic — all countries

Rail passenger traffic — BRICS

Rail passenger traffic in BRICS in 2020 — 1,465,796 M pax-km. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 65.9%.

2020 1.47M M pax-km −47.56% vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 2.8M M pax-km2019
Period minimum 873,436 M pax-km1996

Trend over time

1995–2020 · million passenger-kilometers

Rail passenger traffic — BRICS, 1995–202001M2M3M1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 883,380 M pax-km1996: 873,436 M pax-km1997: 900,338 M pax-km1998: 892,978 M pax-km1999: 967,568 M pax-km2000: 1,077,425 M pax-km2001: 1,117,914 M pax-km2002: 1,152,731 M pax-km2003: 1,159,764 M pax-km2004: 1,268,994 M pax-km2005: 1,356,407 M pax-km2006: 1,456,728 M pax-km2007: 1,601,430 M pax-km2008: 1,756,936 M pax-km2009: 1,816,090 M pax-km2010: 1,871,602 M pax-km2011: 2,076,792 M pax-km2012: 2,165,709 M pax-km2013: 2,243,287 M pax-km2014: 2,425,631 M pax-km2015: 2,443,730 M pax-km2016: 2,489,662 M pax-km2017: 2,593,892 M pax-km2018: 2,724,491 M pax-km2019: 2,795,093 M pax-km2020: 1,465,796 M pax-km
Change over the period: +582,416 (+65.93%) Average annual rate: 2.05 %
Rail passenger traffic — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year M pax-km Change Change, %
2020 1.47M −1.33M −47.56%
2019 2.8M +70,601 +2.59%
2018 2.72M +130,599 +5.03%
2017 2.59M +104,230 +4.19%
2016 2.49M +45,932 +1.88%
2015 2.44M +18,099 +0.75%
2014 2.43M +182,344 +8.13%
2013 2.24M +77,578 +3.58%
2012 2.17M +88,917 +4.28%
2011 2.08M +205,190 +10.96%
2010 1.87M +55,512 +3.06%
2009 1.82M +59,154 +3.37%
2008 1.76M +155,506 +9.71%
2007 1.6M +144,702 +9.93%
2006 1.46M +100,321 +7.4%
2005 1.36M +87,413 +6.89%
2004 1.27M +109,230 +9.42%
2003 1.16M +7,033 +0.61%
2002 1.15M +34,817 +3.11%
2001 1.12M +40,489 +3.76%
2000 1.08M +109,857 +11.35%
1999 967,568 +74,590 +8.35%
1998 892,978 −7,360 −0.82%
1997 900,338 +26,902 +3.08%
1996 873,436 −9,944 −1.13%
1995 883,380

About the indicator

Rail passenger traffic in millions of passenger-kilometers: the number of passengers carried multiplied by the distance of the trip. The indicator depends on population density and on geography alike: countries with long distances and developed high-speed service post the highest values.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.