Length of pipelines operated by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
6,882 Kilometre
France
Lowest
30 Kilometre
Iceland
Median
610 Kilometre
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
1,099
What the numbers show
Length of pipelines operated is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 6,882 Kilometre in France; the lowest is 30 Kilometre in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 610 Kilometre, and the mean is 1,597 Kilometre.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 229.
Over the past decade 12 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 Kilometre | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 2 | Ukraine | 4,773 Kilometre | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 3 | Spain | 4,722 Kilometre | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 4,446 Kilometre | 2012 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 4,446 Kilometre | 2012 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 3,983 Kilometre | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 7 | Romania | 3,121 Kilometre | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 8 | Türkiye | 3,097 Kilometre | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 2,584 Kilometre | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 2,584 Kilometre | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 2,370 Kilometre | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Hungary | 2,236 Kilometre | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 13 | Norway | 1,571 Kilometre | 2024 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Netherlands | 1,400 Kilometre | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 1,400 Kilometre | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 1,214 Kilometre | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Czechia | 642 Kilometre | 2024 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 18 | Croatia | 610 Kilometre | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 18 | Croatia | 610 Kilometre | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 571 Kilometre | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 21 | Slovakia | 506 Kilometre | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 506 Kilometre | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 500 Kilometre | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 500 Kilometre | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 25 | Latvia | 339 Kilometre | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 25 | Latvia | 339 Kilometre | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 27 | Denmark | 330 Kilometre | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 28 | Belgium | 294 Kilometre | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 29 | Serbia | 280 Kilometre | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 30 | Albania | 188.7 Kilometre | 2002 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 31 | Portugal | 147.4 Kilometre | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | North Macedonia | 144 Kilometre | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 33 | Greece | 53 Kilometre | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Switzerland | 48 Kilometre | 2024 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 36 Kilometre | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Iceland | 30 Kilometre | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 32,540 Kilometre