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

Portugal: Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge was 2,526 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2,526
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
22nd
of 38 countries
All-time high
3,126
in 1990
All-time low
2,526
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200720241990: 3.1k1991: 3.1k1992: 3.1k1993: 3.1k1994: 3.1k1995: 3.1k1996: 3.1k1997: 3.0k1998: 2.8k1999: 2.8k2000: 2.8k2001: 2.8k2002: 2.8k2003: 2.8k2004: 2.8k2005: 2.8k2006: 2.8k2007: 2.8k2008: 2.8k2009: 2.8k2010: 2.8k2011: 2.8k2012: 2.5k2013: 2.5k2014: 2.5k2015: 2.5k2016: 2.5k2017: 2.5k2018: 2.5k2019: 2.5k2020: 2.5k2021: 2.5k2022: 2.5k2023: 2.5k2024: 2.5k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 2,526 for length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Portugal peaked at 3,126 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,526, in 2024.

Portugal ranks 22nd 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 Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Portugal, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 3,126
1991 3,117 -0.3%
1992 3,054 -2.0%
1993 3,062 +0.3%
1994 3,070 +0.3%
1995 3,065 -0.2%
1996 3,071 +0.2%
1997 3,038 -1.1%
1998 2,794 -8.0%
1999 2,814 +0.7%
2000 2,814 +0.0%
2001 2,814 -0.0%
2002 2,801 -0.5%
2003 2,818 +0.6%
2004 2,849 +1.1%
2005 2,839 -0.4%
2006 2,838 -0.0%
2007 2,838 +0.0%
2008 2,842 +0.1%
2009 2,842 +0.0%
2010 2,843 +0.0%
2011 2,794 -1.7%
2012 2,541 -9.0%
2013 2,544 +0.1%
2014 2,546 +0.1%
2015 2,546 +0.0%
2016 2,546 +0.0%
2017 2,546 -0.0%
2018 2,546 +0.0%
2019 2,526 -0.8%
2020 2,526 +0.0%
2021 2,527 +0.0%
2022 2,527 +0.0%
2023 2,527 +0.0%
2024 2,526 -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,021 2,794 3,126 10
2000s 2,829 2,801 2,849 10
2010s 2,598 2,526 2,843 10
2020s 2,527 2,526 2,527 5

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 19 Serbia 3,357 compare
  2. 20 Netherlands 3,043 compare
  3. 21 Croatia 2,617 compare
  4. 23 Denmark 2,448 compare
  5. 24 Ireland 2,045 compare
  6. 25 Lithuania 1,924 compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Portugal?
Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Portugal was 2,526 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 3,126 in 1990.
What is the lowest length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 2,526 in 2024.
How does Portugal rank for length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge?
Portugal ranks 22nd out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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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