Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Senegal
Senegal: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 129 million passenger-km in 2006. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Senegal, 1995–2006
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for railways, passengers carried in Senegal is 129 million passenger-km, measured in 2006.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Senegal peaked at 174 million passenger-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 63 million passenger-km, in 1998.
That places Senegal 77th out of 101 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 174 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 103 million passenger-km | -40.8% |
| 1997 | 78 million passenger-km | -24.3% |
| 1998 | 63 million passenger-km | -19.2% |
| 1999 | 71 million passenger-km | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 138 million passenger-km | +94.4% |
| 2001 | 136 million passenger-km | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 136 million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 137 million passenger-km | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 138 million passenger-km | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 134 million passenger-km | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 129 million passenger-km | -3.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 129 million passenger-km is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 173.63 million passenger-km, 74% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 129 million passenger-km is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 94 million passenger-km, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.8 million passenger-km | 63 million passenger-km | 174 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 135.43 million passenger-km | 129 million passenger-km | 138 million passenger-km | 7 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More infrastructure data for Senegal
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 123.89 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 297,046 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0161 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -25.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 297,046 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Senegal?
- Railways, passengers carried in Senegal was 129 million passenger-km in 2006, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 174 million passenger-km in 1995.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 63 million passenger-km in 1998.
- How does Senegal rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Senegal ranks 77th out of 101 countries with data for 2006.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.