Rail passenger traffic — all countries

Rail passenger traffic — Nigeria

Rail passenger traffic in Nigeria in 2005 — 174 M pax-km. Ranked 65 in the world out of 83. Since 1997, the indicator has fallen by 63.8%.

2005 174 M pax-km −64.84% vs 2004
World rank 65of 83
Period maximum 973 M pax-km2003
Period minimum 174 M pax-km2005

Trend over time

1997–2005 · million passenger-kilometers

Rail passenger traffic — Nigeria, 1997–200502505007501,0001997199819992000200120022003200420051997: 479 M pax-km2002: 593 M pax-km2003: 973 M pax-km2004: 494 M pax-km2005: 174 M pax-km
Change over the period: −305 (−63.75%) Average annual rate: -11.91 %

Comparison, 2005

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

Nigeria 174 M pax-km
World 2,182 M pax-km
Rail passenger traffic — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year M pax-km Change Change, %
2005 174 −320 −64.84%
2004 494 −479 −49.25%
2003 973 +380 +64.08%
2002 593
1997 479

Western Africa, 2005

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

NG Nigeria 174 SN Senegal 134

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.