Length of pipelines operated by country

Countries reporting
29
Highest
6,882 Kilometre
France
Lowest
30 Kilometre
Iceland
Median
610 Kilometre
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
880

What the numbers show

Length of pipelines operated is currently reported for 29 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 1,625 Kilometre.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 229.

Over the past decade 10 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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
5 Italy 3,983 Kilometre 2024 down 7.5% rising
6 Romania 3,121 Kilometre 2024 up 2.4% falling
7 Türkiye 3,097 Kilometre 2024 up 1.4% rising
8 Poland 2,584 Kilometre 2024 up 4.1% rising
9 Germany 2,370 Kilometre 2024 unchanged flat
10 Hungary 2,236 Kilometre 2024 up 0.9% rising
11 Norway 1,571 Kilometre 2024 up 26.2% volatile
12 Netherlands 1,400 Kilometre 2024 unchanged rising
13 Austria 1,214 Kilometre 2024 unchanged rising
14 Czechia 642 Kilometre 2024 down 4.7% flat
15 Croatia 610 Kilometre 2024 unchanged falling
16 Bulgaria 571 Kilometre 2024 up 0.2% flat
17 Slovakia 506 Kilometre 2024 unchanged rising
18 Lithuania 500 Kilometre 2024 unchanged rising
19 Latvia 339 Kilometre 2024 unchanged falling
20 Denmark 330 Kilometre 2024 unchanged rising
21 Belgium 294 Kilometre 2024 unchanged rising
22 Serbia 280 Kilometre 2024 up 0.4% falling
23 Albania 188.7 Kilometre 2002 up 8.6% rising
24 Portugal 147.4 Kilometre 2024 unchanged flat
25 North Macedonia 144 Kilometre 2024 unchanged falling
26 Greece 53 Kilometre 2024 unchanged volatile
27 Switzerland 48 Kilometre 2024 down 56.0% volatile
28 Luxembourg 36 Kilometre 2024 unchanged flat
29 Iceland 30 Kilometre 2024 unchanged flat

About this data

Indicator
Length of pipelines operated
Unit
Kilometre
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
30 places, 880 data points, 1970–2024
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