Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Estonia
Estonia: Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed was 1,171 Kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,171 Kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 49 countries
All-time high
1,200 Kilometre
in 2007
All-time low
959 Kilometre
in 2003
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Estonia, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 1,171 Kilometre for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Estonia peaked at 1,200 Kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 959 Kilometre, in 2003.
Estonia ranks 38th of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,026 Kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 1,026 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,018 Kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1,024 Kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1,024 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,021 Kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1,020 Kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 966 Kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 966 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 968 Kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 968 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 967 Kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 967 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 959 Kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 959 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,055 Kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 1,196 Kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 1,200 Kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,196 Kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,196 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,196 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,196 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,196 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,166 Kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 1,166 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,164 Kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,161 Kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,161 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,161 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,167 Kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1,167 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,167 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,175 Kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1,171 Kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,171 Kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,006 Kilometre | 966 Kilometre | 1,026 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,066 Kilometre | 959 Kilometre | 1,200 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,173 Kilometre | 1,161 Kilometre | 1,196 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,170 Kilometre | 1,167 Kilometre | 1,175 Kilometre | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Estonia?
- Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Estonia was 1,171 Kilometre in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,200 Kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 959 Kilometre in 2003.
- How does Estonia rank for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed?
- Estonia ranks 38th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
- Is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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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