Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Cuba
Cuba: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 1,285 million passenger-km in 2007. ▼ Falling
Railways, passengers carried in Cuba, 1995–2007
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2007, railways, passengers carried in Cuba stood at 1,285 million passenger-km.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Cuba peaked at 2,188 million passenger-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,233 million passenger-km, in 2006.
Cuba ranks 47th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2,188 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 2,159 million passenger-km | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 1,962 million passenger-km | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 1,750 million passenger-km | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 1,499 million passenger-km | -14.4% |
| 2000 | 1,853 million passenger-km | +23.6% |
| 2002 | 1,681 million passenger-km | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 2,046 million passenger-km | +21.7% |
| 2004 | 1,760 million passenger-km | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 1,514 million passenger-km | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 1,233 million passenger-km | -18.5% |
| 2007 | 1,285 million passenger-km | +4.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 1,285 million passenger-km is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million passenger-km, 2.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 1,285 million passenger-km is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,011 million passenger-km, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,912 million passenger-km | 1,499 million passenger-km | 2,188 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,625 million passenger-km | 1,233 million passenger-km | 2,046 million passenger-km | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More infrastructure data for Cuba
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.01 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 72.93 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.59 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.49 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1449 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1152 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.59 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7293 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Cuba?
- Railways, passengers carried in Cuba was 1,285 million passenger-km in 2007, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 2,188 million passenger-km in 1995.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,233 million passenger-km in 2006.
- How does Cuba rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Cuba ranks 47th out of 101 countries with data for 2007.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba 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.