Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Germany

Germany: Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge was 38,783 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
38,783
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 38 countries
All-time high
44,050
in 1990
All-time low
30,605
in 1962
Years of data
33
1962–2021

Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Germany, 1962–2021

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1962199120211962: 30.6k1990: 44.0k1991: 41.1k1992: 40.8k1993: 40.4k1994: 41.3k1995: 41.7k1996: 40.8k1997: 38.4k1998: 38.1k1999: 37.5k2000: 36.6k2001: 36.0k2002: 35.8k2003: 41.5k2004: 40.2k2005: 38.2k2006: 38.2k2007: 38.0k2008: 37.8k2009: 37.9k2010: 38.8k2011: 38.7k2012: 38.6k2013: 38.7k2014: 38.7k2015: 38.6k2016: 38.7k2017: 38.8k2018: 39.0k2019: 39.1k2020: 38.8k2021: 38.8k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Germany is 38,783, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Germany peaked at 44,050 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 30,605, in 1962.

That places Germany 1st out of 38 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 30,605 30,605 30,605 1
1990s 40,421 37,525 44,050 10
2000s 38,026 35,804 41,531 10
2010s 38,762 38,630 39,068 10
2020s 38,791 38,783 38,800 2

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 2 France 27,564 compare
  2. 3 Ukraine 19,760 compare
  3. 4 Poland 19,625 compare

See the full ranking of 40 places β†’

More reference data data for Germany

All data for Germany β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Germany?
Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Germany was 38,783 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 44,050 in 1990.
What is the lowest length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 30,605 in 1962.
How does Germany rank for length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge?
Germany ranks 1st out of 38 countries with data for 2021.
Is length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 1,287 data points, 1962–2024
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