Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Gabon
Gabon: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 87 million passenger-km in 2020. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Gabon, 1995–2020
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 87 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2020.
That represents a change of down 49.2% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Gabon peaked at 176.33 million passenger-km in 2018 and was at its lowest, 63 million passenger-km, in 2001.
That places Gabon 83rd out of 101 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 77 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 85 million passenger-km | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 85 million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 87.77 million passenger-km | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 94 million passenger-km | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 63 million passenger-km | -33.0% |
| 2002 | 97 million passenger-km | +54.0% |
| 2003 | 86 million passenger-km | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 92 million passenger-km | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 95 million passenger-km | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 76 million passenger-km | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 99 million passenger-km | +30.3% |
| 2008 | 95 million passenger-km | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 102 million passenger-km | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 111 million passenger-km | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 118 million passenger-km | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 127 million passenger-km | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 125 million passenger-km | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 109 million passenger-km | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 112 million passenger-km | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 127 million passenger-km | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 174 million passenger-km | +37.0% |
| 2018 | 176.33 million passenger-km | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 171.28 million passenger-km | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 87 million passenger-km | -49.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 87 million passenger-km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million passenger-km, 17% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 87 million passenger-km is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 94 million passenger-km, 93% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -49.2% | 171.28 million passenger-km | 87 million passenger-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.69 million passenger-km | 77 million passenger-km | 87.77 million passenger-km | 4 |
| 2000s | 89.9 million passenger-km | 63 million passenger-km | 102 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 135.06 million passenger-km | 109 million passenger-km | 176.33 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 87 million passenger-km | 87 million passenger-km | 87 million passenger-km | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More infrastructure data for Gabon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.34 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,119 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 23.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 67,119 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.25 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 Gabon?
- Railways, passengers carried in Gabon was 87 million passenger-km in 2020, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 176.33 million passenger-km in 2018.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 63 million passenger-km in 2001.
- How does Gabon rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Gabon ranks 83rd out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.