Length of pipelines operated by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
6,882
France
Lowest
30
Iceland
Median
590.5
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
1,138
What the numbers show
Length of pipelines operated is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 6,882 in France; the lowest is 30 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 590.5, and the mean is 1,524.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 229.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 26.2%), and the largest decrease in Switzerland (down 56.0%).
Length of pipelines operated: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 6,882 | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 2 | Ukraine | 4,773 | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 3 | Spain | 4,722 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 4,446 | 2012 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 4,446 | 2012 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 3,983 | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 7 | Romania | 3,121 | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 8 | Türkiye | 3,097 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 2,584 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 2,584 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 2,370 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Hungary | 2,236 | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 13 | Norway | 1,571 | 2024 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Netherlands | 1,400 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 1,400 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 1,214 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Czechia | 642 | 2024 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 18 | Croatia | 610 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 18 | Croatia | 610 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 571 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 21 | Slovakia | 506 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 506 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 500 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 500 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 25 | Latvia | 339 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 25 | Latvia | 339 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 27 | Denmark | 330 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 28 | Belgium | 294 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 29 | Serbia | 280 | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 29 | Serbia | 280 | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 31 | Albania | 188.7 | 2002 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 32 | Portugal | 147.4 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 144 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 144 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 35 | Greece | 53 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 36 | Switzerland | 48 | 2024 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 36 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Iceland | 30 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.