What is railways, passengers carried in Benin?

Railways, passengers carried in Benin was 66 million passenger-km in 2003, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).

What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Benin?

The highest recorded value was 120 million passenger-km in 1997.

What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Benin?

The lowest recorded value was 66 million passenger-km in 2003.

How does Benin rank for railways, passengers carried?

Benin ranks 86th out of 101 countries with data for 2003.

Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Benin 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.

Railways, passengers carried in Benin

Name: Railways, passengers carried in Benin
Creator: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Benin: Railways, passengers carried was 66 million passenger-km in 2003. ▼ Falling

Latest (2003)

66 million passenger-km

World rank

86th

of 101 countries

All-time high

120 million passenger-km

in 1997

All-time low

66 million passenger-km

in 2003

Years of data

1996–2003

Railways, passengers carried in Benin, 1996–2003

Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.

Analysis

In 2003, railways, passengers carried in Benin stood at 66 million passenger-km. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 44.1% over ten years.

That places Benin 86th out of 101 countries with data for 2003, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	114.5 million passenger-km	108 million passenger-km	120 million passenger-km	4
2000s	66 million passenger-km	66 million passenger-km	66 million passenger-km	1

Countries ranked near Benin

83 Gabon 87 million passenger-km compare
84 Ghana 85 million passenger-km compare
85 Sudan 81.5 million passenger-km compare
87 Armenia 55 million passenger-km compare
88 Cambodia 45 million passenger-km compare
89 Montenegro 27.8 million passenger-km compare

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More infrastructure data for Benin

Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0093 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,350 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.94 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.21 million (2024)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 10 (2016)
Air transport, freight 0.0064 million ton-km (2016)
Air transport, passengers carried 899 (2016)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 10.3 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 748.57 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 34.0% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is railways, passengers carried in Benin?: Railways, passengers carried in Benin was 66 million passenger-km in 2003, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 120 million passenger-km in 1997.
What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 66 million passenger-km in 2003.
How does Benin rank for railways, passengers carried?: Benin ranks 86th out of 101 countries with data for 2003.
Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Benin 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

Indicator: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)
Unit: million passenger-km
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 2,650 data points, 1995–2021
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.