Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Estonia

Estonia: Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed was 1,171 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,171
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 51 countries
All-time high
1,200
in 2007
All-time low
959
in 2003
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

02505007501.0k1.2k1990200720241990: 1.0k1991: 1.0k1992: 1.0k1993: 1.0k1994: 1.0k1995: 1.0k1996: 1.0k1997: 9661998: 9661999: 9682000: 9682001: 9672002: 9672003: 9592004: 9592005: 1.1k2006: 1.2k2007: 1.2k2008: 1.2k2009: 1.2k2010: 1.2k2011: 1.2k2012: 1.2k2013: 1.2k2014: 1.2k2015: 1.2k2016: 1.2k2017: 1.2k2018: 1.2k2019: 1.2k2020: 1.2k2021: 1.2k2022: 1.2k2023: 1.2k2024: 1.2k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 1,171 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 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 959, in 2003.

Estonia ranks 39th of 51 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

Annual values for Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Estonia, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 1,026 —
1991 1,026 +0.0%
1992 1,018 -0.7%
1993 1,024 +0.5%
1994 1,024 +0.0%
1995 1,021 -0.3%
1996 1,020 -0.1%
1997 966 -5.3%
1998 966 +0.0%
1999 968 +0.2%
2000 968 +0.0%
2001 967 -0.1%
2002 967 +0.0%
2003 959 -0.8%
2004 959 +0.0%
2005 1,055 +10.0%
2006 1,196 +13.4%
2007 1,200 +0.3%
2008 1,196 -0.3%
2009 1,196 +0.0%
2010 1,196 +0.0%
2011 1,196 +0.0%
2012 1,196 +0.0%
2013 1,166 -2.5%
2014 1,166 +0.0%
2015 1,164 -0.2%
2016 1,161 -0.3%
2017 1,161 +0.0%
2018 1,161 +0.0%
2019 1,167 +0.5%
2020 1,167 +0.0%
2021 1,167 +0.0%
2022 1,175 +0.7%
2023 1,171 -0.3%
2024 1,171 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,006 966 1,026 10
2000s 1,066 959 1,200 10
2010s 1,173 1,161 1,196 10
2020s 1,170 1,167 1,175 5

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 36 Greece 1,818 compare
  2. 37 Slovenia 1,208 compare
  3. 37 Slovenia 1,208 compare
  4. 39 Estonia 1,171 compare
  5. 41 Moldova 1,151 compare
  6. 41 Moldova 1,151 compare

See the full ranking of 52 places →

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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 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 in 2007.
What is the lowest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 959 in 2003.
How does Estonia rank for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed?
Estonia ranks 39th out of 51 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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Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed
Source
Eurostat
Licence
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Coverage
52 places, 1,678 data points, 1990–2024
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