Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Denmark

Denmark: Length of electrified railway lines by type of current was 866 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
866
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
31st
of 51 countries
All-time high
866
in 2024
All-time low
230
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

2004006008001990200720241990: 2301991: 3401992: 3651993: 3701994: 3701995: 3701996: 3701997: 6011998: 6171999: 6122000: 6242001: 6242002: 6242003: 6242004: 6192005: 6192006: 6192007: 6192008: 6212009: 6212010: 6212011: 6212012: 6212013: 6212014: 6212015: 6212016: 6212017: 6262018: 7302019: 7302020: 7762021: 8032022: 8022023: 8312024: 866

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Denmark stood at 866. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Denmark peaked at 866 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 230, in 1990.

That places Denmark 31st out of 51 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Denmark, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 230 —
1991 340 +47.8%
1992 365 +7.4%
1993 370 +1.4%
1994 370 +0.0%
1995 370 +0.0%
1996 370 +0.0%
1997 601 +62.4%
1998 617 +2.7%
1999 612 -0.8%
2000 624 +2.0%
2001 624 +0.0%
2002 624 +0.0%
2003 624 +0.0%
2004 619 -0.8%
2005 619 +0.0%
2006 619 +0.0%
2007 619 +0.0%
2008 621 +0.3%
2009 621 +0.0%
2010 621 +0.0%
2011 621 +0.0%
2012 621 +0.0%
2013 621 +0.0%
2014 621 +0.0%
2015 621 +0.0%
2016 621 +0.0%
2017 626 +0.8%
2018 730 +16.6%
2019 730 +0.0%
2020 776 +6.3%
2021 803 +3.5%
2022 802 -0.1%
2023 831 +3.6%
2024 866 +4.2%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 866 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,790, 48% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 866 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,001, 29% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 424.5 230 617 10
2000s 621.4 619 624 10
2010s 643.3 621 730 10
2020s 815.6 776 866 5

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 28 Georgia 1,097 compare
  2. 29 Croatia 1,013 compare
  3. 29 Croatia 1,013 compare
  4. 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 755 compare
  5. 33 Greece 738 compare
  6. 34 Slovenia 605 compare
  7. 34 Slovenia 605 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Denmark?
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Denmark was 866 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 866 in 2024.
What is the lowest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 230 in 1990.
How does Denmark rank for length of electrified railway lines by type of current?
Denmark ranks 31st out of 51 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of electrified railway lines by type of current rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark 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
52 places, 1,670 data points, 1990–2024
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