Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in France

France: Length of electrified railway lines by type of current was 16,809 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
16,809
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
2nd
of 38 countries
All-time high
16,809
in 2024
All-time low
12,512
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200720241990: 12.5k1991: 12.7k1992: 12.9k1993: 13.6k1994: 13.7k1995: 13.8k1996: 14.2k1997: 14.2k1998: 14.2k1999: 14.2k2000: 14.2k2001: 14.5k2002: 14.5k2003: 14.5k2004: 14.6k2005: 14.8k2006: 14.8k2007: 15.1k2008: 15.3k2009: 15.4k2010: 15.5k2011: 15.8k2012: 16.1k2013: 15.9k2014: 16.0k2015: 16.0k2016: 16.1k2017: 16.7k2018: 16.7k2019: 16.7k2020: 16.7k2021: 16.7k2022: 16.8k2023: 16.8k2024: 16.8k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in France stood at 16,809. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in France peaked at 16,809 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,512, in 1990.

That places France 2nd out of 38 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13,593 12,512 14,207 10
2000s 14,767 14,221 15,432 10
2010s 16,153 15,455 16,728 10
2020s 16,769 16,694 16,809 5

Countries ranked near France

  1. 1 Germany 21,166 compare
  2. 3 Italy 12,277 compare
  3. 4 Poland 12,216 compare
  4. 5 Spain 10,938 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of electrified railway lines by type of current in France?
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in France was 16,809 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 16,809 in 2024.
What is the lowest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 12,512 in 1990.
How does France rank for length of electrified railway lines by type of current?
France ranks 2nd out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of electrified railway lines by type of current rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France 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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