Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Kenya
Kenya: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 109.24 million passenger-km in 2007. ▼ Falling
Railways, passengers carried in Kenya, 1995–2007
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 109.24 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2007. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 51.7% on the previous year and down 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Kenya peaked at 408 million passenger-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 109.24 million passenger-km, in 2007.
That places Kenya 78th out of 101 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 408 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 384 million passenger-km | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 393 million passenger-km | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 346.8 million passenger-km | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 302 million passenger-km | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 158.7 million passenger-km | -47.5% |
| 2001 | 166.2 million passenger-km | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 288 million passenger-km | +73.3% |
| 2004 | 226 million passenger-km | -21.5% |
| 2007 | 109.24 million passenger-km | -51.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 109.24 million passenger-km is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 173.63 million passenger-km, 63% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 109.24 million passenger-km is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 94 million passenger-km, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 366.76 million passenger-km | 302 million passenger-km | 408 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 189.63 million passenger-km | 109.24 million passenger-km | 288 million passenger-km | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More infrastructure data for Kenya
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 71.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.48 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 57,017 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.101 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 57,017 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 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 Kenya?
- Railways, passengers carried in Kenya was 109.24 million passenger-km in 2007, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 408 million passenger-km in 1995.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 109.24 million passenger-km in 2007.
- How does Kenya rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Kenya ranks 78th out of 101 countries with data for 2007.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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.