Railways, passengers carried in Zambia
Zambia: Railways, passengers carried was 4.18 million passenger-km in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Railways, passengers carried in Zambia, 1996–2018
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for railways, passengers carried in Zambia is 4.18 million passenger-km, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Zambia peaked at 280 million passenger-km in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4.18 million passenger-km, in 2018.
That places Zambia 99th out of 101 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 221.25 million passenger-km | 183 million passenger-km | 280 million passenger-km | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.23 million passenger-km | 4.18 million passenger-km | 4.27 million passenger-km | 2 |
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions 73,688 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.17 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 12,748 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 104.32 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 321,739 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 80.2 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,980 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 17.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Zambia?
- Railways, passengers carried in Zambia was 4.18 million passenger-km in 2018, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 280 million passenger-km in 1996.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.18 million passenger-km in 2018.
- How does Zambia rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Zambia ranks 99th out of 101 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Zambia 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.