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

Italy: Length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of was 16,879 Kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16,879 Kilometre
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
6th
of 49 countries
All-time high
16,879 Kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
15,916 Kilometre
in 2004
Years of data
37
1962–2024

Length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of in Italy, 1962–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k1962199320241962: 16.2k Kilometre1970: 16.1k Kilometre1990: 16.1k Kilometre1991: 16.1k Kilometre1992: 15.9k Kilometre1993: 15.9k Kilometre1994: 16.0k Kilometre1995: 16.0k Kilometre1996: 16.0k Kilometre1997: 16.0k Kilometre1998: 16.1k Kilometre1999: 16.1k Kilometre2000: 16.0k Kilometre2001: 16.0k Kilometre2002: 16.0k Kilometre2003: 16.0k Kilometre2004: 15.9k Kilometre2005: 16.2k Kilometre2006: 16.3k Kilometre2007: 16.3k Kilometre2008: 16.5k Kilometre2009: 16.7k Kilometre2010: 16.7k Kilometre2011: 16.7k Kilometre2012: 16.7k Kilometre2013: 16.8k Kilometre2014: 16.7k Kilometre2015: 16.7k Kilometre2016: 16.8k Kilometre2017: 16.8k Kilometre2018: 16.8k Kilometre2019: 16.8k Kilometre2020: 16.8k Kilometre2021: 16.8k Kilometre2022: 16.8k Kilometre2023: 16.8k Kilometre2024: 16.9k Kilometre

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.

Analysis

In 2024, length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of in Italy stood at 16,879 Kilometre. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of in Italy peaked at 16,879 Kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,916 Kilometre, in 2004.

Italy ranks 6th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of transport in Italy, 1962 to 2024.
Year Kilometre Change
1962 16,208 Kilometre
1970 16,069 Kilometre -0.9%
1990 16,066 Kilometre -0.0%
1991 16,066 Kilometre +0.0%
1992 15,950 Kilometre -0.7%
1993 15,939 Kilometre -0.1%
1994 16,002 Kilometre +0.4%
1995 16,005 Kilometre +0.0%
1996 16,014 Kilometre +0.1%
1997 16,030 Kilometre +0.1%
1998 16,080 Kilometre +0.3%
1999 16,092 Kilometre +0.1%
2000 15,974 Kilometre -0.7%
2001 16,035 Kilometre +0.4%
2002 15,985 Kilometre -0.3%
2003 15,965 Kilometre -0.1%
2004 15,916 Kilometre -0.3%
2005 16,225 Kilometre +1.9%
2006 16,295 Kilometre +0.4%
2007 16,335 Kilometre +0.2%
2008 16,529 Kilometre +1.2%
2009 16,686 Kilometre +0.9%
2010 16,704 Kilometre +0.1%
2011 16,726 Kilometre +0.1%
2012 16,742 Kilometre +0.1%
2013 16,752 Kilometre +0.1%
2014 16,722 Kilometre -0.2%
2015 16,724 Kilometre +0.0%
2016 16,788 Kilometre +0.4%
2017 16,787 Kilometre -0.0%
2018 16,781 Kilometre -0.0%
2019 16,779 Kilometre -0.0%
2020 16,782 Kilometre +0.0%
2021 16,832 Kilometre +0.3%
2022 16,829 Kilometre -0.0%
2023 16,832 Kilometre +0.0%
2024 16,879 Kilometre +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 16,208 Kilometre 16,208 Kilometre 16,208 Kilometre 1
1970s 16,069 Kilometre 16,069 Kilometre 16,069 Kilometre 1
1990s 16,024 Kilometre 15,939 Kilometre 16,092 Kilometre 10
2000s 16,194 Kilometre 15,916 Kilometre 16,686 Kilometre 10
2010s 16,750 Kilometre 16,704 Kilometre 16,788 Kilometre 10
2020s 16,831 Kilometre 16,782 Kilometre 16,879 Kilometre 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 3 Ukraine 19,760 Kilometre compare
  2. 4 Poland 19,625 Kilometre compare
  3. 4 Poland 19,625 Kilometre compare
  4. 7 Spain 16,257 Kilometre compare
  5. 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16,189 Kilometre compare
  6. 8 United Kingdom 16,189 Kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of in Italy?
Length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of in Italy was 16,879 Kilometre in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 16,879 Kilometre in 2024.
What is the lowest length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 15,916 Kilometre in 2004.
How does Italy rank for length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of?
Italy ranks 6th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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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