In Europe, passenger demand for buses stood at 92 billion passenger kilometers in 2022. The demand is predicted to increase steadily, reaching close to 234 billion passenger kilometers in 2030. Meanwhile, in East and Northeast Asia, passenger demand for bus travel was at 479 billion passenger kilometers in 2022, and is projected to grow to 1,395 billion by 2030.
Global non-urban intercity and international passenger travel demand by train from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast through 2050, by region
(in billion passenger kilometers)
Characteristic
Europe
East and Northeast Asia
Latin America and the Caribbean
Middle East and North Africa
Southeast Asia
South and Southwest Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Transition economies and other Asia Pacific
United States of America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand
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OECD, & ITF. (May 24, 2023). Global non-urban intercity and international passenger travel demand by train from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast through 2050, by region (in billion passenger kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400931/passenger-travel-demand-for-travel-by-buses-worldwide-by-region/
OECD, und ITF. "Global non-urban intercity and international passenger travel demand by train from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast through 2050, by region (in billion passenger kilometers)." Chart. May 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400931/passenger-travel-demand-for-travel-by-buses-worldwide-by-region/
OECD, ITF. (2023). Global non-urban intercity and international passenger travel demand by train from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast through 2050, by region (in billion passenger kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400931/passenger-travel-demand-for-travel-by-buses-worldwide-by-region/
OECD, and ITF. "Global Non-urban Intercity and International Passenger Travel Demand by Train from 2019 to 2022 with a Forecast through 2050, by Region (in Billion Passenger Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400931/passenger-travel-demand-for-travel-by-buses-worldwide-by-region/
OECD & ITF, Global non-urban intercity and international passenger travel demand by train from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast through 2050, by region (in billion passenger kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400931/passenger-travel-demand-for-travel-by-buses-worldwide-by-region/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Global non-urban intercity and international passenger travel demand by train from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast through 2050, by region (in billion passenger kilometers) [Graph], OECD, & ITF, May 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400931/passenger-travel-demand-for-travel-by-buses-worldwide-by-region/