Length of electrified railway lines by type of current by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
21,166 Kilometre
Germany
Lowest
9 Kilometre
Liechtenstein
Median
1,790 Kilometre
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
1,618
What the numbers show
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 21,166 Kilometre in Germany; the lowest is 9 Kilometre in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,790 Kilometre, and the mean is 3,872 Kilometre.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,352.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 97.3%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 32.0%).
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 21,166 Kilometre | 2021 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 2 | France | 16,809 Kilometre | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 12,277 Kilometre | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 12,216 Kilometre | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 4 | Poland | 12,216 Kilometre | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 6 | Spain | 10,938 Kilometre | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 7 | Ukraine | 9,392 Kilometre | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 8,191 Kilometre | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 9 | Türkiye | 6,570 Kilometre | 2024 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 6,309 Kilometre | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 6,309 Kilometre | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 12 | Switzerland | 5,298 Kilometre | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 13 | Austria | 4,161 Kilometre | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 4,032 Kilometre | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 15 | Finland | 3,635 Kilometre | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 16 | Hungary | 3,367 Kilometre | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 17 | Czechia | 3,277 Kilometre | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 3,181 Kilometre | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 3,001 Kilometre | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 20 | Norway | 2,529 Kilometre | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 21 | Netherlands | 2,265 Kilometre | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 21 | Netherlands | 2,265 Kilometre | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 23 | Portugal | 1,790 Kilometre | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 1,582 Kilometre | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 1,582 Kilometre | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 26 | Serbia | 1,313 Kilometre | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 27 | Georgia | 1,097 Kilometre | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 1,013 Kilometre | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 28 | Croatia | 1,013 Kilometre | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 30 | Denmark | 866 Kilometre | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 31 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 755 Kilometre | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 32 | Greece | 738 Kilometre | 2024 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Slovenia | 605 Kilometre | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 33 | Slovenia | 605 Kilometre | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 262 Kilometre | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 36 | Latvia | 250.9 Kilometre | 2024 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 250.9 Kilometre | 2024 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 234 Kilometre | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | Montenegro | 226.6 Kilometre | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 40 | Lithuania | 156 Kilometre | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 40 | Lithuania | 156 Kilometre | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 42 | Estonia | 140 Kilometre | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 42 | Estonia | 140 Kilometre | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 44 | Ireland | 53 Kilometre | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Liechtenstein | 9 Kilometre | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 116,275 Kilometre