Rail passenger traffic — all countries

Rail passenger traffic — New Zealand

Rail passenger traffic in New Zealand in 2020 — 802 M pax-km. Ranked 37 in the world out of 64. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 119.1%.

2020 802 M pax-km +3.28% vs 2019
World rank 37of 64
Period maximum 802 M pax-km2020
Period minimum 321 M pax-km1998

Trend over time

1995–2020 · million passenger-kilometers

Rail passenger traffic — New Zealand, 1995–20202004006008001,0001995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 366 M pax-km1996: 378 M pax-km1997: 396 M pax-km1998: 321 M pax-km2017: 545 M pax-km2018: 743 M pax-km2019: 777 M pax-km2020: 802 M pax-km
Change over the period: +436 (+119.14%) Average annual rate: 3.19 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: New Zealand

New Zealand 802 M pax-km
Australia and New Zealand computed 15,855 M pax-km
Rail passenger traffic — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year M pax-km Change Change, %
2020 802 +25 +3.28%
2019 777 +33 +4.48%
2018 743 +199 +36.5%
2017 545
1998 321 −75 −18.94%
1997 396 +18 +4.76%
1996 378 +12 +3.28%
1995 366

Australia and New Zealand, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 15,053 NZ New Zealand 802

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.