Length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of transport by country

Countries reporting
49
Highest
38,783 Kilometre
Germany
Lowest
9 Kilometre
Liechtenstein
Median
3,043 Kilometre
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
1,640

What the numbers show

Length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of transport is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 38,783 Kilometre in Germany; the lowest is 9 Kilometre in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 3,043 Kilometre, and the mean is 6,498 Kilometre.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4,309.

Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 13.2%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 30.9%).

Length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 38,783 Kilometre 2021 up 0.2% rising
2 France 27,564 Kilometre 2024 down 7.3% falling
3 Ukraine 19,760 Kilometre 2023 down 8.5% falling
4 Poland 19,625 Kilometre 2024 up 2.0% falling
4 Poland 19,625 Kilometre 2024 up 2.0% falling
6 Italy 16,879 Kilometre 2024 up 0.9% rising
7 Spain 16,257 Kilometre 2024 up 7.1% rising
8 United Kingdom 16,189 Kilometre 2024 down 0.1% falling
8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16,189 Kilometre 2024 down 0.1% falling
10 Türkiye 11,417 Kilometre 2024 up 13.2% rising
11 Sweden 10,902 Kilometre 2024 up 0.2% flat
12 Romania 10,611 Kilometre 2024 down 1.5% falling
13 Czechia 9,514 Kilometre 2024 down 0.5% flat
14 Hungary 7,437 Kilometre 2024 up 3.2% flat
15 Finland 5,915 Kilometre 2024 down 0.5% flat
16 Austria 5,624 Kilometre 2024 up 1.7% flat
17 Switzerland 5,307 Kilometre 2024 up 2.3% rising
18 Bulgaria 4,025 Kilometre 2024 up 0.0% falling
19 Norway 3,962 Kilometre 2024 up 1.4% flat
20 Slovakia 3,629 Kilometre 2024 up 0.1% flat
20 Slovakia 3,629 Kilometre 2024 up 0.1% flat
22 Belgium 3,615 Kilometre 2024 down 0.4% falling
23 Serbia 3,357 Kilometre 2024 down 12.1% falling
24 Netherlands 3,043 Kilometre 2024 up 0.4% flat
24 Netherlands 3,043 Kilometre 2024 up 0.4% flat
26 Croatia 2,617 Kilometre 2024 up 0.5% flat
26 Croatia 2,617 Kilometre 2024 up 0.5% flat
28 Portugal 2,526 Kilometre 2024 down 0.8% falling
29 Denmark 2,448 Kilometre 2024 down 6.3% falling
30 Ireland 2,045 Kilometre 2024 unchanged rising
31 Lithuania 1,924 Kilometre 2024 up 8.9% falling
31 Lithuania 1,924 Kilometre 2024 up 8.9% falling
33 Latvia 1,831 Kilometre 2024 down 1.6% falling
33 Latvia 1,831 Kilometre 2024 down 1.6% falling
35 Greece 1,818 Kilometre 2024 down 18.8% falling
36 Slovenia 1,208 Kilometre 2024 down 0.1% flat
36 Slovenia 1,208 Kilometre 2024 down 0.1% flat
38 Estonia 1,171 Kilometre 2024 up 0.4% rising
38 Estonia 1,171 Kilometre 2024 up 0.4% rising
40 Republic of Moldova 1,151 Kilometre 2024 down 0.4% falling
40 Moldova 1,151 Kilometre 2024 down 0.4% falling
42 Georgia 1,114 Kilometre 2024 down 30.9% falling
43 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,025 Kilometre 2024 down 0.2% flat
44 North Macedonia 683 Kilometre 2024 down 2.3% flat
45 Luxembourg 271 Kilometre 2024 down 1.5% falling
46 Albania 252.95 Kilometre 2024 down 26.9% falling
47 Montenegro 250.5 Kilometre 2024 up 0.6% flat
48 Kosovo* 246.35 Kilometre 2022 unchanged flat
49 Liechtenstein 9 Kilometre 2024 unchanged flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of transport
Unit
Kilometre
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
50 places, 1,640 data points, 1962–2024
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