Passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport by country

Countries reporting
141
Highest
1.40 trillion
China
Lowest
0
Ukraine
Median
4.57 billion
Years covered
8
2017–2024
Data points
1,350

What the numbers show

Passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport is currently reported for 141 countries. The highest value is 1.40 trillion in China; the lowest is 0 in Ukraine.

The median across all reporting countries is 4.57 billion, and the mean is 49.32 billion.

Over the past decade 83 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 20,679.2%), and the largest decrease in Eritrea (down 100.0%).

Passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 1.40 trillion 2024 up 47.4% rising
2 United Arab Emirates 429.16 billion 2024 up 5.7% falling
3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 327.38 billion 2024 up 1.2% falling
4 India 274.50 billion 2024 up 44.2% rising
5 Ireland 270.32 billion 2024 up 32.1% rising
6 Russian Federation 263.33 billion 2024 up 28.2% rising
7 Canada 241.73 billion 2024 up 11.5% flat
8 Qatar 223.08 billion 2024 up 55.0% rising
9 France 214.01 billion 2024 up 10.9% flat
10 Japan 201.22 billion 2024 up 5.1% falling
11 Germany 198.37 billion 2024 down 20.0% falling
12 Republic of Korea 186.45 billion 2024 up 13.4% falling
13 Spain 177.59 billion 2024 up 49.1% rising
14 Australia and New Zealand 177.13 billion 2024 down 6.6% falling
15 Singapore 153.25 billion 2024 up 13.0% volatile
16 Australia 148.65 billion 2024 down 4.2% falling
17 Brazil 137.92 billion 2024 up 12.0% flat
18 Mexico 122.99 billion 2024 up 37.7% rising
19 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 122.05 billion 2024 up 0.1% falling
20 Saudi Arabia 109.79 billion 2024 up 61.6% rising
21 Thailand 101.20 billion 2024 down 15.1% volatile
22 Malaysia 99.22 billion 2024 down 10.7% volatile
23 Hungary 92.47 billion 2024 up 148.9% rising
24 Indonesia 91.53 billion 2024 down 17.8% falling
25 Austria 66.27 billion 2024 up 175.2% volatile
26 Philippines 62.89 billion 2024 down 1.6% falling
27 Switzerland 62.58 billion 2024 up 15.0% flat
28 Ethiopia 58.24 billion 2024 up 66.9% rising
29 Colombia 51.55 billion 2024 up 53.7% rising
30 Portugal 49.61 billion 2024 up 32.1% rising
31 Chile 45.02 billion 2024 up 29.1% rising
32 Egypt 41.76 billion 2024 up 79.8% rising
33 Norway 40.59 billion 2024 down 16.2% volatile
34 Panama 39.49 billion 2024 up 32.3% rising
35 Italy 36.64 billion 2024 down 18.1% volatile
36 Argentina 31.24 billion 2024 up 4.3% falling
37 Peru 30.22 billion 2024 up 21.5% flat
38 Israel 29.22 billion 2024 up 28.2% rising
39 Finland 28.79 billion 2024 down 7.3% falling
40 New Zealand 28.48 billion 2024 down 17.5% falling
41 Morocco 24.85 billion 2024 up 29.0% rising
42 Sweden 24.48 billion 2024 up 97.1% volatile
43 Denmark 22.44 billion 2024 up 82.9% volatile
44 Kuwait 21.15 billion 2024 up 56.3% rising
45 Kazakhstan 20.40 billion 2024 up 61.9% rising
46 Greece 20.07 billion 2024 up 50.1% rising
47 Oman 20.02 billion 2024 down 10.6% falling
48 Pakistan 19.50 billion 2024 up 5.3% falling
49 Iceland 18.75 billion 2024 down 13.4% volatile
50 Belgium 18.71 billion 2024 down 27.8% falling
51 Poland 18.29 billion 2024 up 51.6% rising
52 Bangladesh 15.86 billion 2024 up 74.5% rising
53 Bahrain 15.39 billion 2024 up 57.9% rising
54 Uzbekistan 13.89 billion 2024 up 95.3% rising
55 South Africa 13.84 billion 2024 down 58.3% volatile
56 Kenya 12.13 billion 2024 up 9.8% falling
57 Sri Lanka 12.00 billion 2024 down 15.3% falling
58 Algeria 10.75 billion 2024 up 41.7% rising
59 Jordan 9.69 billion 2024 up 19.1% rising
60 El Salvador 8.90 billion 2024 up 79.8% rising
61 Fiji 7.85 billion 2024 up 43.9% volatile
62 Latvia 7.08 billion 2024 up 96.1% rising
63 Mauritius 6.81 billion 2024 down 6.5% volatile
64 Tunisia 6.78 billion 2024 up 17.6% flat
65 Azerbaijan 6.74 billion 2024 up 60.3% rising
66 Dominican Republic 6.49 billion 2024 up 8,604.9% volatile
67 Czechia 5.60 billion 2024 down 37.2% volatile
68 Serbia 5.23 billion 2024 up 78.3% rising
69 Ecuador 4.74 billion 2024 down 20.1% volatile
70 Lebanon 4.68 billion 2024 down 8.2% falling
71 Romania 4.57 billion 2024 down 20.9% falling
72 Costa Rica 4.22 billion 2024 up 58.2% rising
73 Iraq 4.06 billion 2024 up 119.0% volatile
74 Luxembourg 3.92 billion 2024 up 72.4% rising
75 Nepal 3.82 billion 2024 up 93.9% rising
76 Nigeria 3.39 billion 2024 up 14.5% rising
77 Angola 3.35 billion 2024 down 13.6% falling
78 Malta 3.34 billion 2024 up 47.5% rising
79 Libya 3.11 billion 2024 up 111.9% rising
80 Trinidad and Tobago 3.02 billion 2024 down 13.5% falling
81 Rwanda 3.00 billion 2024 up 126.2% rising
82 Belarus 2.92 billion 2024 up 1.5% falling
83 Mongolia 2.89 billion 2024 up 136.2% volatile
84 Afghanistan 2.89 billion 2024 up 56.5% volatile
85 Myanmar 2.68 billion 2024 up 56.6% rising
86 Brunei Darussalam 2.63 billion 2024 down 30.3% volatile
87 Turkmenistan 2.61 billion 2024 down 11.2% volatile
88 Kyrgyzstan 2.56 billion 2024 up 17.4% volatile
89 Armenia 2.55 billion 2024 up 2,917.6% volatile
90 Tajikistan 2.22 billion 2024 up 51.4% rising
91 Senegal 1.72 billion 2024 up 11,669.8% volatile
92 Papua New Guinea 1.47 billion 2024 down 15.7% falling
93 Togo 1.39 billion 2024 up 169.6% rising
94 Cambodia 1.36 billion 2024 down 26.6% falling
95 Croatia 1.30 billion 2024 down 13.6% falling
96 Georgia 1.23 billion 2024 up 105.4% volatile
97 Yemen 1.17 billion 2024 up 230.8% volatile
98 Uganda 969.94 million 2024 up 20,679.2% volatile
99 Mozambique 940.41 million 2024 up 53.6% rising
100 Bulgaria 929.87 million 2024 down 47.8% volatile
101 Sudan 815.03 million 2024 down 7.0% volatile
102 Paraguay 636.99 million 2024 down 2.5% volatile
103 Cyprus 618.67 million 2024 down 29.4% volatile
104 Guatemala 581.83 million 2024 up 712.6% volatile
105 Maldives 556.84 million 2024 down 27.6% falling
106 Bhutan 494.52 million 2024 up 27.1% volatile
107 Albania 493.50 million 2024 up 270.4% rising
108 Mauritania 428.76 million 2024 down 21.3% falling
109 Bahamas 423.17 million 2024 up 8.4% falling
110 Zambia 359.52 million 2024 up 428.9% volatile
111 Suriname 317.31 million 2024 down 72.0% volatile
112 Seychelles 315.35 million 2024 down 79.1% volatile
113 Honduras 295.70 million 2024 up 457.8% volatile
114 Ghana 293.94 million 2024 up 8.9% rising
115 Montenegro 289.62 million 2024 down 37.0% volatile
116 Zimbabwe 284.93 million 2024 up 66.1% volatile
117 Cuba 222.64 million 2024 down 89.2% volatile
118 Madagascar 219.35 million 2024 down 70.8% volatile
119 Solomon Islands 185.12 million 2024 down 43.0% falling
120 Cameroon 171.23 million 2024 down 1.0% volatile
121 Slovenia 156.82 million 2024 down 80.9% volatile
122 Burkina Faso 129.95 million 2024 up 4.5% falling
123 Naoero 122.15 million 2024 down 19.2% volatile
124 Sao Tome and Principe 119.28 million 2024 up 25.4% rising
125 Congo 102.95 million 2024 down 75.9% volatile
126 Botswana 90.53 million 2024 down 12.3% volatile
127 Belize 58.65 million 2024 down 18.8% falling
128 Vanuatu 54.48 million 2024 down 85.1% volatile
129 Equatorial Guinea 42.20 million 2024 down 86.4% volatile
130 Namibia 30.19 million 2024 down 98.1% volatile
131 Eswatini 24.00 million 2024 up 33.6% volatile
132 Cook Islands 23.90 million 2024 down 19.9% falling
133 Kiribati 13.92 million 2024 up 30.7% rising
134 Samoa 6.29 million 2024 down 71.0% volatile
135 Antigua and Barbuda 3.96 million 2024 down 98.4% volatile
136 Marshall Islands 2.34 million 2024 down 83.5% falling
137 Malawi 593,988 2024 down 75.2% volatile
138 Eritrea 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
138 Guyana 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
138 Lithuania 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
138 Ukraine 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
196 places, 1,350 data points, 2017–2024
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