Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Germany
Germany: Length of electrified railway lines by type of current was 21,166 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
21,166
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
1st
of 51 countries
All-time high
21,166
in 2021
All-time low
16,200
in 1990
Years of data
32
1990–2021
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Germany, 1990–2021
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2021, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Germany stood at 21,166. 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 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16,200, in 1990.
That places Germany 1st out of 51 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,200 | — |
| 1991 | 16,290 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 16,330 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 16,795 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 17,748 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 18,163 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 18,460 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 18,653 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 18,857 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 18,934 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 19,079 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 19,119 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 19,254 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 19,829 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 19,847 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 19,857 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 20,021 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 20,051 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 20,152 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 20,208 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 20,148 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 20,239 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 20,246 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20,344 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 20,463 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 20,459 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 20,585 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 20,629 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 20,624 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 20,920 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 20,959 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 21,166 | +1.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 21,166 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,790, 11.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Germany's 21,166 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,001, 7.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,643 | 16,200 | 18,934 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,742 | 19,079 | 20,208 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,466 | 20,148 | 20,920 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,063 | 20,959 | 21,166 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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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 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 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 in 1990.
- How does Germany rank for length of electrified railway lines by type of current?
- Germany ranks 1st out of 51 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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