By 2050, global passenger travel demand for regional, non-urban rail travel is expected to grow to over 6.2 trillion passenger kilometers. The largest share of this demand, at around 75 percent, will be located in south and southwest Asia.
Global non-urban regional passenger travel demand for rail travel 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
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 rail travel from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast through 2050, by region (in billion passenger kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402399/worldwide-regional-non-urban-passenger-travel-demand-for-travel-by-passenger-train/
OECD, und ITF. "Global non-urban regional passenger travel demand for rail travel from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast through 2050, by region (in billion passenger kilometers)." Chart. May 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402399/worldwide-regional-non-urban-passenger-travel-demand-for-travel-by-passenger-train/
OECD, ITF. (2023). Global non-urban regional passenger travel demand for rail travel from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast through 2050, by region (in billion passenger kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402399/worldwide-regional-non-urban-passenger-travel-demand-for-travel-by-passenger-train/
OECD, and ITF. "Global Non-urban Regional Passenger Travel Demand for Rail Travel 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/1402399/worldwide-regional-non-urban-passenger-travel-demand-for-travel-by-passenger-train/
OECD & ITF, Global non-urban regional passenger travel demand for rail travel from 2019 to 2022 with a forecast through 2050, by region (in billion passenger kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402399/worldwide-regional-non-urban-passenger-travel-demand-for-travel-by-passenger-train/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Global non-urban regional passenger travel demand for rail travel 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/1402399/worldwide-regional-non-urban-passenger-travel-demand-for-travel-by-passenger-train/
