Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Denmark

Denmark: Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed was 2,448 Kilometre in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2,448 Kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 39 countries
All-time high
2,863 Kilometre
in 1993
All-time low
2,448 Kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Denmark, 1990–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200720241990: 2.9k Kilometre1991: 2.9k Kilometre1992: 2.9k Kilometre1993: 2.9k Kilometre1994: 2.9k Kilometre1995: 2.9k Kilometre1996: 2.9k Kilometre1997: 2.8k Kilometre1998: 2.8k Kilometre1999: 2.8k Kilometre2000: 2.8k Kilometre2001: 2.8k Kilometre2002: 2.8k Kilometre2003: 2.8k Kilometre2004: 2.6k Kilometre2005: 2.6k Kilometre2006: 2.6k Kilometre2007: 2.6k Kilometre2008: 2.6k Kilometre2009: 2.6k Kilometre2010: 2.6k Kilometre2011: 2.6k Kilometre2012: 2.6k Kilometre2013: 2.6k Kilometre2014: 2.6k Kilometre2015: 2.6k Kilometre2016: 2.5k Kilometre2017: 2.5k Kilometre2018: 2.5k Kilometre2019: 2.5k Kilometre2020: 2.5k Kilometre2021: 2.5k Kilometre2022: 2.4k Kilometre2023: 2.4k Kilometre2024: 2.4k Kilometre

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 2,448 Kilometre for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Denmark peaked at 2,863 Kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2,448 Kilometre, in 2022.

That places Denmark 24th out of 39 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,834 Kilometre 2,762 Kilometre 2,863 Kilometre 10
2000s 2,690 Kilometre 2,606 Kilometre 2,787 Kilometre 10
2010s 2,565 Kilometre 2,481 Kilometre 2,615 Kilometre 10
2020s 2,463 Kilometre 2,448 Kilometre 2,485 Kilometre 5

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 21 Netherlands 3,043 Kilometre compare
  2. 22 Croatia 2,617 Kilometre compare
  3. 23 Portugal 2,526 Kilometre compare
  4. 25 Ireland 2,045 Kilometre compare
  5. 26 Lithuania 1,924 Kilometre compare
  6. 27 Latvia 1,831 Kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Denmark?
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Denmark was 2,448 Kilometre in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 2,863 Kilometre in 1993.
What is the lowest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 2,448 Kilometre in 2022.
How does Denmark rank for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed?
Denmark ranks 24th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed
Unit
Kilometre
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 1,281 data points, 1990–2024
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