Rail still carries the larger part of China's combined air and rail travel. The shares are of distance travelled, so longer air trips raise aviation's share even if people fly no more often.
What this shows: The chart covers 2005 to 2025 and its vertical axis shows Air share of air and rail person-km. The latest value is 0.4605.
Conditions and method
Shares are of person-kilometres, which reflect both the number of trips and how far each one goes. A longer average air trip raises the air share even if people fly no more often. The stage-length chart shows the average air trip.