Length of electrified railway lines by type of current by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
21,166
Germany
Lowest
9
Liechtenstein
Median
1,582
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
1,670
What the numbers show
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 21,166 in Germany; the lowest is 9 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,582, and the mean is 3,740.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,352.
Over the past decade 32 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 | 2021 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 2 | France | 16,809 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 12,277 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 12,216 | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 4 | Poland | 12,216 | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 6 | Spain | 10,938 | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 7 | Ukraine | 9,392 | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 8,191 | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 9 | Türkiye | 6,570 | 2024 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 6,309 | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 6,309 | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 12 | Switzerland | 5,298 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 13 | Austria | 4,161 | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 4,032 | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 15 | Finland | 3,635 | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 16 | Hungary | 3,367 | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 17 | Czechia | 3,277 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 3,181 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 3,001 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 20 | Norway | 2,529 | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 21 | Netherlands | 2,265 | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 21 | Netherlands | 2,265 | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 23 | Portugal | 1,790 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 1,582 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 1,582 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 26 | Serbia | 1,313 | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 26 | Serbia | 1,313 | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 28 | Georgia | 1,097 | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 1,013 | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 29 | Croatia | 1,013 | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 31 | Denmark | 866 | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 755 | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 33 | Greece | 738 | 2024 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Slovenia | 605 | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 34 | Slovenia | 605 | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 262 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 37 | Latvia | 250.9 | 2024 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 250.9 | 2024 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 234 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 234 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Montenegro | 226.6 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 42 | Lithuania | 156 | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 42 | Lithuania | 156 | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 44 | Estonia | 140 | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 44 | Estonia | 140 | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 46 | Ireland | 53 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Liechtenstein | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.