Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Denmark

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

Latest (2024)
866 Kilometre
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
25th
of 39 countries
All-time high
866 Kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
230 Kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

2004006008001990200720241990: 230 Kilometre1991: 340 Kilometre1992: 365 Kilometre1993: 370 Kilometre1994: 370 Kilometre1995: 370 Kilometre1996: 370 Kilometre1997: 601 Kilometre1998: 617 Kilometre1999: 612 Kilometre2000: 624 Kilometre2001: 624 Kilometre2002: 624 Kilometre2003: 624 Kilometre2004: 619 Kilometre2005: 619 Kilometre2006: 619 Kilometre2007: 619 Kilometre2008: 621 Kilometre2009: 621 Kilometre2010: 621 Kilometre2011: 621 Kilometre2012: 621 Kilometre2013: 621 Kilometre2014: 621 Kilometre2015: 621 Kilometre2016: 621 Kilometre2017: 626 Kilometre2018: 730 Kilometre2019: 730 Kilometre2020: 776 Kilometre2021: 803 Kilometre2022: 802 Kilometre2023: 831 Kilometre2024: 866 Kilometre

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.

Analysis

In 2024, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Denmark stood at 866 Kilometre. 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 Kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 230 Kilometre, in 1990.

That places Denmark 25th out of 39 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.

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 22 Serbia 1,313 Kilometre compare
  2. 23 Georgia 1,097 Kilometre compare
  3. 24 Croatia 1,013 Kilometre compare
  4. 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 755 Kilometre compare
  5. 27 Greece 738 Kilometre compare
  6. 28 Slovenia 605 Kilometre 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 Kilometre 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 Kilometre in 2024.
What is the lowest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 230 Kilometre in 1990.
How does Denmark rank for length of electrified railway lines by type of current?
Denmark ranks 25th out of 39 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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About this data

Indicator
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current
Unit
Kilometre
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 1,273 data points, 1990–2024
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