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

Latvia: Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge was 1,831 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1,831
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 38 countries
All-time high
2,413
in 1993
All-time low
1,831
in 2023
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Latvia, 1990–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1990200720241990: 2.4k1991: 2.4k1992: 2.4k1993: 2.4k1994: 2.4k1995: 2.4k1996: 2.4k1997: 2.4k1998: 2.4k1999: 2.4k2000: 2.3k2001: 2.3k2002: 2.3k2003: 2.3k2004: 2.3k2005: 2.3k2006: 2.3k2007: 2.3k2008: 2.3k2009: 1.9k2010: 1.9k2011: 1.9k2012: 1.9k2013: 1.9k2014: 1.9k2015: 1.9k2016: 1.9k2017: 1.9k2018: 1.9k2019: 1.9k2020: 1.9k2021: 1.9k2022: 1.9k2023: 1.8k2024: 1.8k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Latvia stood at 1,831. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Latvia peaked at 2,413 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1,831, in 2023.

Latvia ranks 26th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Latvia, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 2,397
1991 2,397 +0.0%
1992 2,406 +0.4%
1993 2,413 +0.3%
1994 2,413 +0.0%
1995 2,413 +0.0%
1996 2,413 +0.0%
1997 2,413 +0.0%
1998 2,413 +0.0%
1999 2,413 +0.0%
2000 2,331 -3.4%
2001 2,305 -1.1%
2002 2,270 -1.5%
2003 2,270 +0.0%
2004 2,270 +0.0%
2005 2,270 +0.0%
2006 2,269 -0.0%
2007 2,265 -0.2%
2008 2,263 -0.1%
2009 1,884 -16.7%
2010 1,897 +0.7%
2011 1,865 -1.7%
2012 1,859 -0.3%
2013 1,859 +0.0%
2014 1,860 +0.1%
2015 1,860 +0.0%
2016 1,860 -0.0%
2017 1,860 +0.0%
2018 1,860 +0.0%
2019 1,860 +0.0%
2020 1,859 -0.0%
2021 1,859 +0.0%
2022 1,865 +0.3%
2023 1,831 -1.8%
2024 1,831 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,409 2,397 2,413 10
2000s 2,240 1,884 2,331 10
2010s 1,864 1,859 1,897 10
2020s 1,849 1,831 1,865 5

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 23 Denmark 2,448 compare
  2. 24 Ireland 2,045 compare
  3. 25 Lithuania 1,924 compare
  4. 27 Greece 1,818 compare
  5. 28 Slovenia 1,208 compare
  6. 29 Estonia 1,171 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Latvia?
Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Latvia was 1,831 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 2,413 in 1993.
What is the lowest length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,831 in 2023.
How does Latvia rank for length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge?
Latvia ranks 26th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia 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
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Coverage
40 places, 1,287 data points, 1962–2024
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