Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Belgium

Belgium: Length of electrified railway lines by type of current was 3,181 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
3,181
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
15th
of 38 countries
All-time high
3,195
in 2023
All-time low
2,291
in 1991
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Belgium, 1990–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200720241990: 2.3k1991: 2.3k1992: 2.3k1993: 2.4k1994: 2.4k1995: 2.4k1996: 2.5k1997: 2.5k1998: 2.6k1999: 2.7k2000: 2.7k2001: 2.7k2002: 2.9k2003: 2.9k2004: 3.0k2005: 3.0k2006: 3.0k2007: 3.0k2008: 3.0k2009: 3.0k2010: 3.0k2011: 3.0k2012: 3.1k2013: 3.1k2014: 3.1k2015: 3.1k2016: 3.1k2017: 3.1k2018: 3.1k2019: 3.1k2020: 3.1k2021: 3.1k2022: 3.2k2023: 3.2k2024: 3.2k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 3,181 for length of electrified railway lines by type of current in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Belgium peaked at 3,195 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,291, in 1991.

Belgium ranks 15th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,428 2,291 2,701 10
2000s 2,918 2,701 3,005 10
2010s 3,070 3,007 3,100 10
2020s 3,157 3,099 3,195 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 12 Finland 3,635 compare
  2. 13 Hungary 3,367 compare
  3. 14 Czech Republic 3,277 compare
  4. 16 Bulgaria 3,001 compare
  5. 17 Norway 2,529 compare
  6. 18 Netherlands, The 2,265 compare

See the full ranking of 40 places β†’

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All data for Belgium β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Belgium?
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Belgium was 3,181 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 3,195 in 2023.
What is the lowest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 2,291 in 1991.
How does Belgium rank for length of electrified railway lines by type of current?
Belgium ranks 15th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of electrified railway lines by type of current rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium 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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Length of electrified railway lines by type of current
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 1,273 data points, 1990–2024
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