Railways, passengers carried in Cameroon
Cameroon: Railways, passengers carried was 225.37 million passenger-km in 2020. ▼ Falling
Railways, passengers carried in Cameroon, 1995–2020
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2020, railways, passengers carried in Cameroon stood at 225.37 million passenger-km. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Cameroon peaked at 494.75 million passenger-km in 2011 and was at its lowest, 225.37 million passenger-km, in 2020.
Cameroon ranks 71st of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 315.96 million passenger-km | 248.8 million passenger-km | 399 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 343.42 million passenger-km | 302.8 million passenger-km | 435.39 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 346.36 million passenger-km | 254.56 million passenger-km | 494.75 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2020s | 225.37 million passenger-km | 225.37 million passenger-km | 225.37 million passenger-km | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More infrastructure data for Cameroon
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2318 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,507 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 31.52 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 6,200 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.0177 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 331,025 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 273 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 9,880 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 46.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Cameroon?
- Railways, passengers carried in Cameroon was 225.37 million passenger-km in 2020, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 494.75 million passenger-km in 2011.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 225.37 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Cameroon rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Cameroon ranks 71st out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.