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
30th
of 49 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
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 30th out of 49 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
| Year | Kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 230 Kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 340 Kilometre | +47.8% |
| 1992 | 365 Kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 370 Kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 370 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 370 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 370 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 601 Kilometre | +62.4% |
| 1998 | 617 Kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 612 Kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 624 Kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 624 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 624 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 624 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 619 Kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 619 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 619 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 619 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 621 Kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 621 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 621 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 621 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 621 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 621 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 621 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 621 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 621 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 626 Kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 730 Kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2019 | 730 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 776 Kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 803 Kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 802 Kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 831 Kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 866 Kilometre | +4.2% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 866 Kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,790 Kilometre, 48% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 866 Kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,001 Kilometre, 29% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Denmark
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
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 30th out of 49 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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