Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Germany
Germany: Length of electrified railway lines by type of current was 21,166 Kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
21,166 Kilometre
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
1st
of 49 countries
All-time high
21,166 Kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
16,200 Kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
32
1990–2021
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Germany, 1990–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Germany stood at 21,166 Kilometre. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Germany peaked at 21,166 Kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16,200 Kilometre, in 1990.
That places Germany 1st out of 49 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Germany, year by year
| Year | Kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,200 Kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 16,290 Kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 16,330 Kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 16,795 Kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 17,748 Kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 18,163 Kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 18,460 Kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 18,653 Kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 18,857 Kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 18,934 Kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 19,079 Kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 19,119 Kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 19,254 Kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 19,829 Kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 19,847 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 19,857 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 20,021 Kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 20,051 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 20,152 Kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 20,208 Kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 20,148 Kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 20,239 Kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 20,246 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20,344 Kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 20,463 Kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 20,459 Kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 20,585 Kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 20,629 Kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 20,624 Kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 20,920 Kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 20,959 Kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 21,166 Kilometre | +1.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 21,166 Kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,790 Kilometre, 11.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Germany's 21,166 Kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,001 Kilometre, 7.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,643 Kilometre | 16,200 Kilometre | 18,934 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,742 Kilometre | 19,079 Kilometre | 20,208 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,466 Kilometre | 20,148 Kilometre | 20,920 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,063 Kilometre | 20,959 Kilometre | 21,166 Kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More reference data data for Germany
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 15.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 80.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.56 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Germany?
- Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Germany was 21,166 Kilometre in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 21,166 Kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,200 Kilometre in 1990.
- How does Germany rank for length of electrified railway lines by type of current?
- Germany ranks 1st out of 49 countries with data for 2021.
- Is length of electrified railway lines by type of current rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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