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

Sweden: Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge was 10,902 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
10,902
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
8th
of 38 countries
All-time high
11,206
in 2011
All-time low
10,803
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1990200720241990: 11.2k1991: 11.1k1992: 11.0k1993: 10.9k1994: 10.8k1995: 10.9k1996: 11.0k1997: 10.9k1998: 11.0k1999: 11.0k2000: 11.0k2001: 11.0k2002: 11.1k2003: 11.0k2004: 11.1k2005: 11.0k2006: 11.0k2007: 11.0k2008: 11.0k2009: 11.1k2010: 11.2k2011: 11.2k2012: 11.1k2013: 11.0k2014: 10.9k2015: 10.9k2016: 10.9k2017: 10.9k2018: 10.9k2019: 10.9k2020: 10.9k2021: 10.9k2022: 10.9k2023: 10.9k2024: 10.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 10,902 for length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in 2024.

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 Sweden peaked at 11,206 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10,803, in 1994.

Sweden ranks 8th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Sweden, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 11,193
1991 11,050 -1.3%
1992 10,988 -0.6%
1993 10,888 -0.9%
1994 10,803 -0.8%
1995 10,925 +1.1%
1996 10,964 +0.4%
1997 10,941 -0.2%
1998 10,997 +0.5%
1999 11,044 +0.4%
2000 11,037 -0.1%
2001 11,021 -0.1%
2002 11,095 +0.7%
2003 11,037 -0.5%
2004 11,050 +0.1%
2005 11,017 -0.3%
2006 11,020 +0.0%
2007 10,972 -0.4%
2008 11,032 +0.5%
2009 11,149 +1.1%
2010 11,160 +0.1%
2011 11,206 +0.4%
2012 11,136 -0.6%
2013 10,957 -1.6%
2014 10,881 -0.7%
2015 10,908 +0.2%
2016 10,882 -0.2%
2017 10,874 -0.1%
2018 10,906 +0.3%
2019 10,899 -0.1%
2020 10,909 +0.1%
2021 10,912 +0.0%
2022 10,914 +0.0%
2023 10,906 -0.1%
2024 10,902 -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,979 10,803 11,193 10
2000s 11,043 10,972 11,149 10
2010s 10,981 10,874 11,206 10
2020s 10,909 10,902 10,914 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 5 Italy 16,879 compare
  2. 6 Spain 16,257 compare
  3. 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16,189 compare
  4. 9 Romania 10,611 compare
  5. 10 Czechia 9,514 compare
  6. 11 Hungary 7,437 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Sweden?
Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Sweden was 10,902 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 11,206 in 2011.
What is the lowest length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 10,803 in 1994.
How does Sweden rank for length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge?
Sweden ranks 8th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sweden 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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