Railways, passengers carried in Syria
Syria: Railways, passengers carried was 1,223 million passenger-km in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Railways, passengers carried in Syria, 1995–2013
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Syria recorded 1,223 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2013. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 132.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Syria peaked at 1,223 million passenger-km in 2013 and was at its lowest, 182 million passenger-km, in 1998.
Syria ranks 48th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 321 million passenger-km | 182 million passenger-km | 492 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 556.78 million passenger-km | 196 million passenger-km | 1,120 million passenger-km | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,209 million passenger-km | 1,194 million passenger-km | 1,223 million passenger-km | 2 |
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More infrastructure data for Syria
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.84 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 71.22 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 17.57 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 5,131 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 1.55 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 610,745 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 7.13 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 317.51 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 33.8% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Syria?
- Railways, passengers carried in Syria was 1,223 million passenger-km in 2013, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,223 million passenger-km in 2013.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 182 million passenger-km in 1998.
- How does Syria rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Syria ranks 48th out of 101 countries with data for 2013.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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.