Railways, passengers carried in Egypt

Egypt: Railways, passengers carried was 40,837 million passenger-km in 2008. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2008)
40,837 million passenger-km
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
8th
of 101 countries
All-time high
73,565 million passenger-km
in 2000
All-time low
40,800 million passenger-km
in 2005
Years of data
12
1995–2008

Railways, passengers carried in Egypt, 1995–2008

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1995200120081995: 52.4k million passenger-km1996: 55.4k million passenger-km1997: 60.6k million passenger-km1998: 64.9k million passenger-km1999: 68.0k million passenger-km2000: 73.6k million passenger-km2001: 46.1k million passenger-km2002: 40.8k million passenger-km2004: 41.0k million passenger-km2005: 40.8k million passenger-km2006: 40.8k million passenger-km2008: 40.8k million passenger-km

Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.

Analysis

In 2008, railways, passengers carried in Egypt stood at 40,837 million passenger-km.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Egypt peaked at 73,565 million passenger-km in 2000 and was at its lowest, 40,800 million passenger-km, in 2005.

Egypt ranks 8th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 60,260 million passenger-km 52,406 million passenger-km 67,981 million passenger-km 5
2000s 46,282 million passenger-km 40,800 million passenger-km 73,565 million passenger-km 7

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 5 Korea 100,381 million passenger-km compare
  2. 6 France 86,853 million passenger-km compare
  3. 7 Germany 58,822 million passenger-km compare
  4. 9 Indonesia 29,066 million passenger-km compare
  5. 10 Italy 27,693 million passenger-km compare
  6. 11 Pakistan 24,903 million passenger-km compare

See the full ranking of 128 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is railways, passengers carried in Egypt?
Railways, passengers carried in Egypt was 40,837 million passenger-km in 2008, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 73,565 million passenger-km in 2000.
What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 40,800 million passenger-km in 2005.
How does Egypt rank for railways, passengers carried?
Egypt ranks 8th out of 101 countries with data for 2008.
Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt 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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Indicator
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)
Unit
million passenger-km
Source
Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,650 data points, 1995–2021
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Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.