Railways, passengers carried in Thailand
Thailand: Railways, passengers carried was 6,020 million passenger-km in 2017. ▼ Falling
Railways, passengers carried in Thailand, 1995–2017
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for railways, passengers carried in Thailand is 6,020 million passenger-km, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Thailand peaked at 12,975 million passenger-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 6,020 million passenger-km, in 2017.
Thailand ranks 32nd of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,565 million passenger-km | 9,894 million passenger-km | 12,975 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 9,616 million passenger-km | 8,037 million passenger-km | 10,378 million passenger-km | 7 |
| 2010s | 7,105 million passenger-km | 6,020 million passenger-km | 8,187 million passenger-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More infrastructure data for Thailand
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.45 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.90 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 160.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 115.13 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 335,160 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 1,650 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 51.92 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 224.51 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,130 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 90.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Thailand?
- Railways, passengers carried in Thailand was 6,020 million passenger-km in 2017, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 12,975 million passenger-km in 1995.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,020 million passenger-km in 2017.
- How does Thailand rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Thailand ranks 32nd out of 101 countries with data for 2017.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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
Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.