Railways, passengers carried in Estonia

Estonia: Railways, passengers carried was 290 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
290 million passenger-km
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
67th
of 101 countries
All-time high
421 million passenger-km
in 1995
All-time low
178 million passenger-km
in 2002
Years of data
27
1995–2021

Railways, passengers carried in Estonia, 1995–2021

01002003004001995200820211995: 421 million passenger-km1996: 309 million passenger-km1997: 262 million passenger-km1998: 236 million passenger-km1999: 238 million passenger-km2000: 263 million passenger-km2001: 182 million passenger-km2002: 178 million passenger-km2003: 181 million passenger-km2004: 192 million passenger-km2005: 247 million passenger-km2006: 256 million passenger-km2007: 272 million passenger-km2008: 274 million passenger-km2009: 249 million passenger-km2010: 248 million passenger-km2011: 241 million passenger-km2012: 236 million passenger-km2013: 225 million passenger-km2014: 282 million passenger-km2015: 289 million passenger-km2016: 316 million passenger-km2017: 367 million passenger-km2018: 417 million passenger-km2019: 392 million passenger-km2020: 263 million passenger-km2021: 290 million passenger-km

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for railways, passengers carried in Estonia is 290 million passenger-km, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Estonia peaked at 421 million passenger-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 178 million passenger-km, in 2002.

Estonia ranks 67th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 293.2 million passenger-km 236 million passenger-km 421 million passenger-km 5
2000s 229.4 million passenger-km 178 million passenger-km 274 million passenger-km 10
2010s 301.3 million passenger-km 225 million passenger-km 417 million passenger-km 10
2020s 276.5 million passenger-km 263 million passenger-km 290 million passenger-km 2

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 64 Algeria 348 million passenger-km compare
  2. 65 Lithuania 329 million passenger-km compare
  3. 66 Luxembourg 304 million passenger-km compare
  4. 68 Georgia 273.27 million passenger-km compare
  5. 69 Congo 266.47 million passenger-km compare
  6. 70 Mozambique 246.8 million passenger-km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is railways, passengers carried in Estonia?
Railways, passengers carried in Estonia was 290 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 421 million passenger-km in 1995.
What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 178 million passenger-km in 2002.
How does Estonia rank for railways, passengers carried?
Estonia ranks 67th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia 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.