Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Hungary

Hungary: Length of electrified railway lines by type of current was 3,367 Kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3,367 Kilometre
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
16th
of 49 countries
All-time high
3,368 Kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
2,247 Kilometre
in 1991
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200720241990: 2.2k Kilometre1991: 2.2k Kilometre1992: 2.3k Kilometre1993: 2.3k Kilometre1994: 2.3k Kilometre1995: 2.4k Kilometre1996: 2.4k Kilometre1997: 2.4k Kilometre1998: 2.6k Kilometre1999: 2.6k Kilometre2000: 2.7k Kilometre2001: 2.7k Kilometre2002: 2.8k Kilometre2003: 2.8k Kilometre2004: 2.8k Kilometre2005: 2.8k Kilometre2006: 2.8k Kilometre2007: 2.7k Kilometre2008: 2.7k Kilometre2009: 2.8k Kilometre2010: 2.9k Kilometre2011: 3.0k Kilometre2012: 3.0k Kilometre2013: 3.0k Kilometre2014: 3.0k Kilometre2015: 3.0k Kilometre2016: 3.0k Kilometre2017: 3.1k Kilometre2018: 3.1k Kilometre2019: 3.1k Kilometre2020: 3.1k Kilometre2021: 3.2k Kilometre2022: 3.2k Kilometre2023: 3.4k Kilometre2024: 3.4k Kilometre

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 3,367 Kilometre for length of electrified railway lines by type of current in 2024.

The figure is up 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Hungary peaked at 3,368 Kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,247 Kilometre, in 1991.

That places Hungary 16th out of 49 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Hungary, 1990 to 2024.
Year Kilometre Change
1990 2,249 Kilometre —
1991 2,247 Kilometre -0.1%
1992 2,277 Kilometre +1.3%
1993 2,277 Kilometre +0.0%
1994 2,283 Kilometre +0.3%
1995 2,353 Kilometre +3.1%
1996 2,353 Kilometre +0.0%
1997 2,378 Kilometre +1.1%
1998 2,594 Kilometre +9.1%
1999 2,620 Kilometre +1.0%
2000 2,718 Kilometre +3.7%
2001 2,718 Kilometre +0.0%
2002 2,780 Kilometre +2.3%
2003 2,780 Kilometre +0.0%
2004 2,791 Kilometre +0.4%
2005 2,790 Kilometre -0.0%
2006 2,792 Kilometre +0.1%
2007 2,738 Kilometre -1.9%
2008 2,738 Kilometre +0.0%
2009 2,792 Kilometre +2.0%
2010 2,929 Kilometre +4.9%
2011 2,982 Kilometre +1.8%
2012 2,982 Kilometre +0.0%
2013 2,969 Kilometre -0.4%
2014 2,968 Kilometre -0.0%
2015 2,963 Kilometre -0.2%
2016 3,018 Kilometre +1.9%
2017 3,103 Kilometre +2.8%
2018 3,069 Kilometre -1.1%
2019 3,111 Kilometre +1.4%
2020 3,111 Kilometre +0.0%
2021 3,221 Kilometre +3.5%
2022 3,221 Kilometre +0.0%
2023 3,368 Kilometre +4.6%
2024 3,367 Kilometre -0.0%

Hungary compared with similar countries

  • Hungary's 3,367 Kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,790 Kilometre, 1.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Hungary's 3,367 Kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,001 Kilometre, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,363 Kilometre 2,247 Kilometre 2,620 Kilometre 10
2000s 2,764 Kilometre 2,718 Kilometre 2,792 Kilometre 10
2010s 3,009 Kilometre 2,929 Kilometre 3,111 Kilometre 10
2020s 3,258 Kilometre 3,111 Kilometre 3,368 Kilometre 5

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 13 Austria 4,161 Kilometre compare
  2. 14 Romania 4,032 Kilometre compare
  3. 15 Finland 3,635 Kilometre compare
  4. 17 Czechia 3,277 Kilometre compare
  5. 18 Belgium 3,181 Kilometre compare
  6. 19 Bulgaria 3,001 Kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Hungary?
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Hungary was 3,367 Kilometre in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 3,368 Kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 2,247 Kilometre in 1991.
How does Hungary rank for length of electrified railway lines by type of current?
Hungary ranks 16th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of electrified railway lines by type of current rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary 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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Indicator
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current
Unit
Kilometre
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
50 places, 1,618 data points, 1990–2024
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