Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 225.37 million passenger-km in 2020. ▼ Falling
Railways, passengers carried in Cameroon, 1995–2020
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2020, railways, passengers carried in Cameroon stood at 225.37 million passenger-km. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Cameroon peaked at 494.75 million passenger-km in 2011 and was at its lowest, 225.37 million passenger-km, in 2020.
Cameroon ranks 71st of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 399 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 334 million passenger-km | -16.3% |
| 1997 | 317 million passenger-km | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 281 million passenger-km | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 248.8 million passenger-km | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 327.1 million passenger-km | +31.5% |
| 2001 | 302.8 million passenger-km | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 308.5 million passenger-km | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 319 million passenger-km | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 308 million passenger-km | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 324 million passenger-km | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 361.94 million passenger-km | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 370 million passenger-km | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 377.48 million passenger-km | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 435.39 million passenger-km | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 463.49 million passenger-km | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 494.75 million passenger-km | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 262.12 million passenger-km | -47.0% |
| 2018 | 256.87 million passenger-km | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 254.56 million passenger-km | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 225.37 million passenger-km | -11.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 225.37 million passenger-km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 173.63 million passenger-km, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 225.37 million passenger-km is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 94 million passenger-km, 2.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 315.96 million passenger-km | 248.8 million passenger-km | 399 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 343.42 million passenger-km | 302.8 million passenger-km | 435.39 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 346.36 million passenger-km | 254.56 million passenger-km | 494.75 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2020s | 225.37 million passenger-km | 225.37 million passenger-km | 225.37 million passenger-km | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More infrastructure data for Cameroon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 31.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,507 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2318 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 67,507 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Cameroon?
- Railways, passengers carried in Cameroon was 225.37 million passenger-km in 2020, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 494.75 million passenger-km in 2011.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 225.37 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Cameroon rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Cameroon ranks 71st out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.