Railways, passengers carried in Brazil

Brazil: Railways, passengers carried was 16,486 million passenger-km in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
16,486 million passenger-km
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
14th
of 101 countries
All-time high
16,486 million passenger-km
in 2019
All-time low
15,191 million passenger-km
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Railways, passengers carried in Brazil, 2013–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k2013201620192013: 15.2k million passenger-km2014: 15.9k million passenger-km2015: 15.9k million passenger-km2016: 15.6k million passenger-km2017: 15.8k million passenger-km2018: 16.4k million passenger-km2019: 16.5k million passenger-km

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 16,486 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

That places Brazil 14th out of 101 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 11 Pakistan 24,903 million passenger-km compare
  2. 12 United Kingdom 24,188 million passenger-km compare
  3. 13 Spain 17,002 million passenger-km compare
  4. 15 Poland 15,844 million passenger-km compare
  5. 16 Switzerland 14,308 million passenger-km compare
  6. 17 United States 12,460 million passenger-km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is railways, passengers carried in Brazil?
Railways, passengers carried in Brazil was 16,486 million passenger-km in 2019, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 16,486 million passenger-km in 2019.
What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 15,191 million passenger-km in 2013.
How does Brazil rank for railways, passengers carried?
Brazil ranks 14th out of 101 countries with data for 2019.
Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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
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Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.