Length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of in Ireland

Ireland: Length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of was 2,045 Kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2,045 Kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 49 countries
All-time high
2,045 Kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
1,834 Kilometre
in 2002
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of in Ireland, 1990–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200720241990: 1.9k Kilometre1991: 1.9k Kilometre1992: 1.9k Kilometre1993: 1.9k Kilometre1994: 1.9k Kilometre1995: 1.9k Kilometre1996: 2.0k Kilometre1997: 1.9k Kilometre1998: 1.9k Kilometre1999: 1.9k Kilometre2000: 1.9k Kilometre2001: 1.9k Kilometre2002: 1.8k Kilometre2003: 1.8k Kilometre2004: 1.8k Kilometre2005: 1.8k Kilometre2006: 1.8k Kilometre2007: 1.8k Kilometre2008: 1.8k Kilometre2009: 1.8k Kilometre2010: 1.8k Kilometre2011: 1.8k Kilometre2012: 1.8k Kilometre2013: 2.0k Kilometre2014: 2.0k Kilometre2015: 2.0k Kilometre2016: 2.0k Kilometre2017: 2.0k Kilometre2018: 2.0k Kilometre2019: 2.0k Kilometre2020: 2.0k Kilometre2021: 2.0k Kilometre2022: 2.0k Kilometre2023: 2.0k Kilometre2024: 2.0k Kilometre

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 2,045 Kilometre for length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of in Ireland peaked at 2,045 Kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,834 Kilometre, in 2002.

That places Ireland 30th out of 49 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of transport in Ireland, 1990 to 2024.
Year Kilometre Change
1990 1,944 Kilometre
1991 1,944 Kilometre +0.0%
1992 1,944 Kilometre +0.0%
1993 1,947 Kilometre +0.2%
1994 1,947 Kilometre +0.0%
1995 1,945 Kilometre -0.1%
1996 1,954 Kilometre +0.5%
1997 1,908 Kilometre -2.4%
1998 1,909 Kilometre +0.1%
1999 1,919 Kilometre +0.5%
2000 1,919 Kilometre +0.0%
2001 1,919 Kilometre +0.0%
2002 1,834 Kilometre -4.4%
2003 1,834 Kilometre +0.0%
2004 1,834 Kilometre +0.0%
2005 1,834 Kilometre +0.0%
2006 1,834 Kilometre +0.0%
2007 1,834 Kilometre +0.0%
2008 1,835 Kilometre +0.1%
2009 1,835 Kilometre +0.0%
2010 1,835 Kilometre +0.0%
2011 1,839 Kilometre +0.2%
2012 1,839 Kilometre +0.0%
2013 2,045 Kilometre +11.2%
2014 2,045 Kilometre +0.0%
2015 2,045 Kilometre +0.0%
2016 2,045 Kilometre +0.0%
2017 2,045 Kilometre +0.0%
2018 2,045 Kilometre +0.0%
2019 2,045 Kilometre +0.0%
2020 2,045 Kilometre +0.0%
2021 2,045 Kilometre +0.0%
2022 2,045 Kilometre +0.0%
2023 2,045 Kilometre +0.0%
2024 2,045 Kilometre +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,936 Kilometre 1,908 Kilometre 1,954 Kilometre 10
2000s 1,851 Kilometre 1,834 Kilometre 1,919 Kilometre 10
2010s 1,983 Kilometre 1,835 Kilometre 2,045 Kilometre 10
2020s 2,045 Kilometre 2,045 Kilometre 2,045 Kilometre 5

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 28 Portugal 2,526 Kilometre compare
  2. 29 Denmark 2,448 Kilometre compare
  3. 31 Lithuania 1,924 Kilometre compare
  4. 31 Lithuania 1,924 Kilometre compare
  5. 33 Latvia 1,831 Kilometre compare
  6. 33 Latvia 1,831 Kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of in Ireland?
Length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of in Ireland was 2,045 Kilometre in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 2,045 Kilometre in 2013.
What is the lowest length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,834 Kilometre in 2002.
How does Ireland rank for length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of?
Ireland ranks 30th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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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