Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Zambia
Zambia: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 4.18 million passenger-km in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Railways, passengers carried in Zambia, 1996–2018
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for railways, passengers carried in Zambia is 4.18 million passenger-km, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Zambia peaked at 280 million passenger-km in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4.18 million passenger-km, in 2018.
That places Zambia 99th out of 101 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 280 million passenger-km | — |
| 1997 | 236 million passenger-km | -15.7% |
| 1998 | 183 million passenger-km | -22.5% |
| 1999 | 186 million passenger-km | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 4.27 million passenger-km | -97.7% |
| 2018 | 4.18 million passenger-km | -1.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 4.18 million passenger-km is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 173.63 million passenger-km, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 4.18 million passenger-km is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 94 million passenger-km, 4% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 221.25 million passenger-km | 183 million passenger-km | 280 million passenger-km | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.23 million passenger-km | 4.18 million passenger-km | 4.27 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More infrastructure data for Zambia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 73,688 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3457 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 73,688 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Zambia?
- Railways, passengers carried in Zambia was 4.18 million passenger-km in 2018, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 280 million passenger-km in 1996.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.18 million passenger-km in 2018.
- How does Zambia rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Zambia ranks 99th out of 101 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Zambia 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.