In Europe, the demand for passenger travel by buses began at 739.13 billion passenger-kilometers in 2019. Despite a decrease to 564.82 billion passenger-kilometers in 2020, the region swiftly rebounded, reaching 601.11 billion passenger-kilometers by 2022, showcasing a positive growth trend. Comparatively, in the United States of America, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, the demand started at 21.55 billion passenger-kilometers in 2019, fluctuating to 16.30 billion in 2020, then rising to 17.83 billion in 2022. It is predicted to increase to 29.20 billion in 2025.
Global non-urban regional passenger travel demand for bus travel from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast through 2050, by region
(in billion passenger kilometers)
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Europe
East and Northeast Asia
Latin America and the Caribbean
Middle East and North Africa
Southeast Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
South and Southwest Asia
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 regional passenger travel demand for bus travel from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast through 2050, by region (in billion passenger kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402260/passenger-travel-demand-for-travel-by-bus-by-region/
OECD, und ITF. "Global non-urban regional passenger travel demand for bus travel from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast through 2050, by region (in billion passenger kilometers)." Chart. May 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402260/passenger-travel-demand-for-travel-by-bus-by-region/
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