Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Germany
Germany: Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed was 38,783 Kilometre in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
38,783 Kilometre
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 39 countries
All-time high
44,050 Kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
35,804 Kilometre
in 2002
Years of data
32
1990–2021
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Germany, 1990–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.
Analysis
Germany recorded 38,783 Kilometre for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Germany peaked at 44,050 Kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 35,804 Kilometre, in 2002.
Germany ranks 1st of 39 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40,421 Kilometre | 37,525 Kilometre | 44,050 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,026 Kilometre | 35,804 Kilometre | 41,531 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,762 Kilometre | 38,630 Kilometre | 39,068 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,791 Kilometre | 38,783 Kilometre | 38,800 Kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 15.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 80.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.56 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Germany?
- Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Germany was 38,783 Kilometre in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 44,050 Kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,804 Kilometre in 2002.
- How does Germany rank for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed?
- Germany ranks 1st out of 39 countries with data for 2021.
- Is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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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