Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Austria
Austria: Length of electrified railway lines by type of current was 4,161 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4,161
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
13th
of 51 countries
All-time high
4,161
in 2024
All-time low
3,236
in 1999
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Austria, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Austria is 4,161, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Austria peaked at 4,161 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,236, in 1999.
Austria ranks 13th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,246 | — |
| 1991 | 3,246 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3,247 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,273 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 3,308 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 3,418 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 3,418 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3,418 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3,384 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 3,236 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 3,337 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 3,584 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 3,538 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 3,416 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 3,545 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 3,515 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 3,520 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 3,520 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,539 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 3,946 | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 3,866 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 3,763 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 3,852 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 3,854 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 3,874 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 3,905 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 3,926 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 3,946 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 3,951 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 3,976 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3,992 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 4,003 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 4,015 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 4,119 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 4,161 | +1.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 4,161 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,790, 2.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Austria's 4,161 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,001, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,319 | 3,236 | 3,418 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,546 | 3,337 | 3,946 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,891 | 3,763 | 3,976 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,058 | 3,992 | 4,161 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 10 United Kingdom 6,309 compare
- 10 United Kingdom 6,309 compare
- 12 Switzerland 5,298 compare
- 14 Romania 4,032 compare
- 15 Finland 3,635 compare
- 16 Hungary 3,367 compare
More reference data data for Austria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6222 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Austria?
- Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Austria was 4,161 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 4,161 in 2024.
- What is the lowest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,236 in 1999.
- How does Austria rank for length of electrified railway lines by type of current?
- Austria ranks 13th out of 51 countries with data for 2024.
- Is length of electrified railway lines by type of current rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Length of electrified railway lines by type of current. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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