Railways, passengers carried in United States
United States: Railways, passengers carried was 12,460 million passenger-km in 2020. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in United States, 1995–2020
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
United States recorded 12,460 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 61.6% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in United States peaked at 36,393 million passenger-km in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12,460 million passenger-km, in 2020.
United States ranks 17th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,818 million passenger-km | 21,866 million passenger-km | 23,911 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 27,150 million passenger-km | 24,410 million passenger-km | 32,143 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,066 million passenger-km | 31,872 million passenger-km | 36,393 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,460 million passenger-km | 12,460 million passenger-km | 12,460 million passenger-km | 1 |
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions 81.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.19 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 390.99 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 9.27 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 42,763 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 941.56 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 2,818 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 8,437 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 94.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in United States?
- Railways, passengers carried in United States was 12,460 million passenger-km in 2020, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 36,393 million passenger-km in 2014.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,460 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does United States rank for railways, passengers carried?
- United States ranks 17th out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.