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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 201,354 Kilometre