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 39 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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200520211990: 16.2k Kilometre1991: 16.3k Kilometre1992: 16.3k Kilometre1993: 16.8k Kilometre1994: 17.7k Kilometre1995: 18.2k Kilometre1996: 18.5k Kilometre1997: 18.7k Kilometre1998: 18.9k Kilometre1999: 18.9k Kilometre2000: 19.1k Kilometre2001: 19.1k Kilometre2002: 19.3k Kilometre2003: 19.8k Kilometre2004: 19.8k Kilometre2005: 19.9k Kilometre2006: 20.0k Kilometre2007: 20.1k Kilometre2008: 20.2k Kilometre2009: 20.2k Kilometre2010: 20.1k Kilometre2011: 20.2k Kilometre2012: 20.2k Kilometre2013: 20.3k Kilometre2014: 20.5k Kilometre2015: 20.5k Kilometre2016: 20.6k Kilometre2017: 20.6k Kilometre2018: 20.6k Kilometre2019: 20.9k Kilometre2020: 21.0k Kilometre2021: 21.2k Kilometre

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 39 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 2 France 16,809 Kilometre compare
  2. 3 Italy 12,277 Kilometre compare
  3. 4 Poland 12,216 Kilometre compare

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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 39 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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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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