Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Length of electrified railway lines by type of current was 116,275 Kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
116,275 Kilometre
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
1st
of 1 regions
All-time high
116,275 Kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
87,986 Kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 116,275 Kilometre for length of electrified railway lines by type of current in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 116,275 Kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87,986 Kilometre, in 1990.
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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 87,986 Kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 88,952 Kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 90,069 Kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 91,596 Kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 93,343 Kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 94,245 Kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 95,633 Kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 96,568 Kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 97,484 Kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 98,179 Kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 98,752 Kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 99,854 Kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 100,792 Kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 101,786 Kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 102,710 Kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 103,096 Kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 104,196 Kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 105,113 Kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 105,981 Kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 106,998 Kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 107,780 Kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 108,892 Kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 109,499 Kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 109,535 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 109,942 Kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 110,483 Kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 111,554 Kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 112,264 Kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 112,140 Kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 113,134 Kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 113,606 Kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 114,657 Kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 115,069 Kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 115,657 Kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 116,275 Kilometre | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93,405 Kilometre | 87,986 Kilometre | 98,179 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 102,928 Kilometre | 98,752 Kilometre | 106,998 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 110,522 Kilometre | 107,780 Kilometre | 113,134 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 115,053 Kilometre | 113,606 Kilometre | 116,275 Kilometre | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is length of electrified railway lines by type of current in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 116,275 Kilometre in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 116,275 Kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 87,986 Kilometre in 1990.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for length of electrified railway lines by type of current?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2024.
- Is length of electrified railway lines by type of current rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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