Passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport was 494.00 billion p km in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
494.00 billion p km
Change on year
up 9.2%
Rank
17th
of 39 groups
All-time high
494.00 billion p km
in 2024
All-time low
162.73 billion p km
in 2020
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2017–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in p km.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 494.00 billion p km for passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 17th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | p km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 394.06 billion p km | — |
| 2018 | 423.35 billion p km | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 438.82 billion p km | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 162.73 billion p km | -62.9% |
| 2021 | 234.61 billion p km | +44.2% |
| 2022 | 452.25 billion p km | +92.8% |
| 2024 | 494.00 billion p km | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 418.75 billion p km | 394.06 billion p km | 438.82 billion p km | 3 |
| 2020s | 335.90 billion p km | 162.73 billion p km | 494.00 billion p km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
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- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 8.8% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 82.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 6.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 6.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 4.2% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 3.2% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.7% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 8,352 million constant US$ (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.31 ratio (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport in Latin America and the Caribbean was 494.00 billion p km in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 494.00 billion p km in 2024.
- What is the lowest passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 162.73 billion p km in 2020.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 17th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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