Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Portugal

Portugal: Length of electrified railway lines by type of current was 1,790 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,790
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
19th
of 38 countries
All-time high
1,791
in 2021
All-time low
458
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

5001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200720241990: 4581991: 4621992: 4621993: 4621994: 4621995: 5221996: 6141997: 7311998: 8731999: 9012000: 9042001: 905.32002: 1.0k2003: 1.1k2004: 1.4k2005: 1.4k2006: 1.4k2007: 1.4k2008: 1.5k2009: 1.5k2010: 1.5k2011: 1.6k2012: 1.6k2013: 1.6k2014: 1.6k2015: 1.6k2016: 1.6k2017: 1.6k2018: 1.6k2019: 1.7k2020: 1.7k2021: 1.8k2022: 1.8k2023: 1.8k2024: 1.8k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Portugal stood at 1,790.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Portugal peaked at 1,791 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 458, in 1990.

Portugal ranks 19th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 594.7 458 901 10
2000s 1,253 904 1,460 10
2010s 1,626 1,488 1,696 10
2020s 1,772 1,696 1,791 5

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 16 Bulgaria 3,001 compare
  2. 17 Norway 2,529 compare
  3. 18 Netherlands 2,265 compare
  4. 20 Slovak Republic 1,582 compare
  5. 21 Serbia 1,313 compare
  6. 22 Georgia 1,097 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Portugal?
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Portugal was 1,790 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 1,791 in 2021.
What is the lowest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 458 in 1990.
How does Portugal rank for length of electrified railway lines by type of current?
Portugal ranks 19th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of electrified railway lines by type of current rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 1,273 data points, 1990–2024
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