New Zealand—Rail Passengers Carried (million passenger-km)
Category: InfrastructureSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #46 of 76Series years: 2017–2020
Latest Value
802
2020
YoY Change
+3.3%
2019 → 2020
Global Rank
#46
of 76 countries
Maximum
802
2020
Minimum
545
2017
CAGR
+13.8%
4 years
Last
802
Previous
777
Highest
802
Lowest
545
Unit
million passenger-kilometers
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
New Zealand's rail passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 802 in 2020, ranking #46 out of 76 countries. This represents a +3.3% change from 2019. Over the past 4 years, the highest recorded value was 802 (2020) and the lowest was 545 (2017). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
New Zealand — Rail Passengers Carried (million passenger-km): 802.03456282044 million passenger-kilometers for reference year 2020. Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 802 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 777 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 743 | +36.5% |
| 2017 | 545 |
Top Countries — Rail Passengers Carried (million passenger-km)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 946,499 | 2021 |
| 2 | Japan | 263,211 | 2020 |
| 3 | India | 231,126 | 2021 |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 103,447 | 2021 |
| 5 | Korea, Rep. | 100,381 | 2019 |
| 6 | France | 86,853 | 2021 |
| 7 | Germany | 58,822 | 2020 |
| 8 | Indonesia | 29,066 | 2019 |
| 9 | Italy | 27,693 | 2021 |
| 10 | Pakistan | 24,903 | 2018 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.
Methodology
Original contributors: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC), uri: https://uic-stats.uic.org/select/; OECD Statistics, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Unit
million passenger-kilometers