Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Latvia
Latvia: Length of electrified railway lines by type of current was 250.9 Kilometre in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
250.9 Kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 49 countries
All-time high
271 Kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
248 Kilometre
in 2013
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Latvia, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Latvia stood at 250.9 Kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Latvia peaked at 271 Kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 248 Kilometre, in 2013.
Latvia ranks 36th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 271 Kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 271 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 271 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 271 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 271 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 271 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 271 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 271 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 270 Kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 258 Kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 258 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 257 Kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 257 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 257 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 257 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 257 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 257 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 257 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 257 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 257 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 257 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 257 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 250 Kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 248 Kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 251 Kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 251 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 250.9 Kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 250.9 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 250.9 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 250.9 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 250.9 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 250.9 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 250.9 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 250.9 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 250.9 Kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 269.6 Kilometre | 258 Kilometre | 271 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 257.1 Kilometre | 257 Kilometre | 258 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 251.76 Kilometre | 248 Kilometre | 257 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 250.9 Kilometre | 250.9 Kilometre | 250.9 Kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 33 Slovenia 605 Kilometre compare
- 33 Slovenia 605 Kilometre compare
- 35 Luxembourg 262 Kilometre compare
- 36 Latvia 250.9 Kilometre compare
- 38 North Macedonia 234 Kilometre compare
- 39 Montenegro 226.6 Kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Latvia?
- Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Latvia was 250.9 Kilometre in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 271 Kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 248 Kilometre in 2013.
- How does Latvia rank for length of electrified railway lines by type of current?
- Latvia ranks 36th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
- Is length of electrified railway lines by type of current rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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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