Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Botswana
Botswana: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 94 million passenger-km in 2006. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Botswana, 1995–2006
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for railways, passengers carried in Botswana is 94 million passenger-km, measured in 2006.
That represents a change of down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Botswana peaked at 160 million passenger-km in 2003 and was at its lowest, 75 million passenger-km, in 2000.
Botswana ranks 81st of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 86 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 95.8 million passenger-km | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 96 million passenger-km | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 94 million passenger-km | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 89 million passenger-km | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 75 million passenger-km | -15.7% |
| 2001 | 106 million passenger-km | +41.3% |
| 2002 | 115 million passenger-km | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 160 million passenger-km | +39.1% |
| 2004 | 94 million passenger-km | -41.2% |
| 2005 | 94 million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 94 million passenger-km | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 94 million passenger-km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million passenger-km, 19% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 94 million passenger-km is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 94 million passenger-km, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.16 million passenger-km | 86 million passenger-km | 96 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 105.43 million passenger-km | 75 million passenger-km | 160 million passenger-km | 7 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More infrastructure data for Botswana
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 164 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 83,182 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.3 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.033 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 83,182 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.64 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Botswana?
- Railways, passengers carried in Botswana was 94 million passenger-km in 2006, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 160 million passenger-km in 2003.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 75 million passenger-km in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Botswana ranks 81st out of 101 countries with data for 2006.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC), published as part of Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.