Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Switzerland
Switzerland: Length of electrified railway lines by type of current was 5,298 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
5,298
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
9th
of 38 countries
All-time high
5,309
in 2023
All-time low
4,800
in 1998
Years of data
35
1990β2024
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Switzerland, 1990β2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Switzerland stood at 5,298.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Switzerland peaked at 5,309 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,800, in 1998.
Switzerland ranks 9th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,880 | 4,800 | 5,072 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,031 | 4,979 | 5,160 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,187 | 5,096 | 5,279 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,298 | 5,291 | 5,309 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Switzerland?
- Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Switzerland was 5,298 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 5,309 in 2023.
- What is the lowest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,800 in 1998.
- How does Switzerland rank for length of electrified railway lines by type of current?
- Switzerland ranks 9th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is length of electrified railway lines by type of current rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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