Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 2,340 million passenger-km in 2017. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Turkmenistan, 1995–2017
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 2,340 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2017. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Turkmenistan peaked at 2,340 million passenger-km in 2017 and was at its lowest, 571 million passenger-km, in 1998.
That places Turkmenistan 42nd out of 101 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,876 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 2,104 million passenger-km | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 958 million passenger-km | -54.5% |
| 1998 | 571 million passenger-km | -40.4% |
| 1999 | 701 million passenger-km | +22.8% |
| 2000 | 943 million passenger-km | +34.5% |
| 2001 | 1,118 million passenger-km | +18.6% |
| 2002 | 1,118 million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,286 million passenger-km | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 1,435 million passenger-km | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 1,570 million passenger-km | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 1,685 million passenger-km | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 1,725 million passenger-km | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1,811 million passenger-km | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 1,811 million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,811 million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,811 million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,326 million passenger-km | +28.4% |
| 2016 | 2,336 million passenger-km | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2,340 million passenger-km | +0.2% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 2,340 million passenger-km is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million passenger-km, 4.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 2,340 million passenger-km is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,622 million passenger-km, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Turkmenistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -54.5% | 2,104 million passenger-km | 958 million passenger-km |
| 1998 | -40.4% | 958 million passenger-km | 571 million passenger-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,242 million passenger-km | 571 million passenger-km | 2,104 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,360 million passenger-km | 943 million passenger-km | 1,725 million passenger-km | 8 |
| 2010s | 2,035 million passenger-km | 1,811 million passenger-km | 2,340 million passenger-km | 7 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
More infrastructure data for Turkmenistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.25 million (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 88.19 per 100 people (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 735,547 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.17 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1017 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 735,547 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8819 units per person (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Turkmenistan?
- Railways, passengers carried in Turkmenistan was 2,340 million passenger-km in 2017, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,340 million passenger-km in 2017.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 571 million passenger-km in 1998.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Turkmenistan ranks 42nd out of 101 countries with data for 2017.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.