Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 475 million passenger-km in 2006. ▼ Falling
Railways, passengers carried in Tanzania, 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 Tanzania is 475 million passenger-km, measured in 2006.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Tanzania peaked at 694 million passenger-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 244 million passenger-km, in 1998.
Tanzania ranks 60th 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 694 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 586 million passenger-km | -15.6% |
| 1997 | 362 million passenger-km | -38.2% |
| 1998 | 244 million passenger-km | -32.6% |
| 1999 | 413 million passenger-km | +69.3% |
| 2000 | 428 million passenger-km | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 471 million passenger-km | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 445 million passenger-km | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 444 million passenger-km | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 433 million passenger-km | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 433 million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 475 million passenger-km | +9.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 475 million passenger-km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 173.63 million passenger-km, 2.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 475 million passenger-km is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 94 million passenger-km, 5.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 459.8 million passenger-km | 244 million passenger-km | 694 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 447 million passenger-km | 428 million passenger-km | 475 million passenger-km | 7 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More infrastructure data for Tanzania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 86.77 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 78,299 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1142 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 78,299 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Tanzania?
- Railways, passengers carried in Tanzania was 475 million passenger-km in 2006, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 694 million passenger-km in 1995.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 244 million passenger-km in 1998.
- How does Tanzania rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Tanzania ranks 60th out of 101 countries with data for 2006.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.