Railways, passengers carried in United States of America
United States of America: Railways, passengers carried was 12,460 million passenger-km in 2020. β² Rising
Railways, passengers carried in United States of America, 1995β2020
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 12,460 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 61.6% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in United States of America peaked at 36,393 million passenger-km in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12,460 million passenger-km, in 2020.
United States of America ranks 17th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,818 million passenger-km | 21,866 million passenger-km | 23,911 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 27,150 million passenger-km | 24,410 million passenger-km | 32,143 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,066 million passenger-km | 31,872 million passenger-km | 36,393 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,460 million passenger-km | 12,460 million passenger-km | 12,460 million passenger-km | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 14 Brazil 16,486 million passenger-km compare
- 15 Poland 15,844 million passenger-km compare
- 16 Switzerland 14,308 million passenger-km compare
- 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 11,231 million passenger-km compare
- 19 Netherlands 10,900 million passenger-km compare
- 20 Ukraine 10,696 million passenger-km compare
More infrastructure data for United States of America
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 390.99 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.19 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 81.55 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2398 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 81.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in United States of America?
- Railways, passengers carried in United States of America was 12,460 million passenger-km in 2020, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 36,393 million passenger-km in 2014.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,460 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does United States of America rank for railways, passengers carried?
- United States of America ranks 17th out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.