Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Greece

Greece: Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed was 1,818 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1,818
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
36th
of 51 countries
All-time high
2,586
in 2013
All-time low
1,818
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200720241990: 2.5k1991: 2.5k1992: 2.5k1993: 2.5k1994: 2.5k1995: 2.5k1996: 2.5k1997: 2.5k1998: 2.3k1999: 2.3k2000: 2.4k2001: 2.4k2002: 2.4k2003: 2.4k2004: 2.4k2005: 2.6k2006: 2.5k2007: 2.6k2008: 2.6k2009: 2.6k2010: 2.6k2011: 2.6k2012: 2.6k2013: 2.6k2014: 2.2k2015: 2.2k2016: 2.2k2017: 2.2k2018: 2.3k2019: 2.3k2020: 2.3k2021: 2.3k2022: 2.0k2023: 1.8k2024: 1.8k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Greece is 1,818, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Greece peaked at 2,586 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,818, in 2024.

That places Greece 36th out of 51 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.

Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Greece, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 2,484 —
1991 2,484 +0.0%
1992 2,484 +0.0%
1993 2,474 -0.4%
1994 2,474 +0.0%
1995 2,474 +0.0%
1996 2,474 +0.0%
1997 2,503 +1.2%
1998 2,299 -8.2%
1999 2,299 +0.0%
2000 2,385 +3.7%
2001 2,377 -0.3%
2002 2,383 +0.3%
2003 2,414 +1.3%
2004 2,449 +1.4%
2005 2,576 +5.2%
2006 2,509 -2.6%
2007 2,551 +1.7%
2008 2,552 +0.0%
2009 2,552 +0.0%
2010 2,552 +0.0%
2011 2,554 +0.1%
2012 2,554 +0.0%
2013 2,586 +1.3%
2014 2,238 -13.5%
2015 2,240 +0.1%
2016 2,240 +0.0%
2017 2,240 +0.0%
2018 2,293 +2.4%
2019 2,280 -0.6%
2020 2,345 +2.9%
2021 2,339 -0.3%
2022 1,990 -14.9%
2023 1,822 -8.4%
2024 1,818 -0.2%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 1,818 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,357, 54% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 1,818 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,962, 46% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,445 2,299 2,503 10
2000s 2,475 2,377 2,576 10
2010s 2,378 2,238 2,586 10
2020s 2,063 1,818 2,345 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 34 Latvia 1,831 compare
  2. 34 Latvia 1,831 compare
  3. 37 Slovenia 1,208 compare
  4. 37 Slovenia 1,208 compare
  5. 39 Estonia 1,171 compare
  6. 39 Estonia 1,171 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Greece?
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Greece was 1,818 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 2,586 in 2013.
What is the lowest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 1,818 in 2024.
How does Greece rank for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed?
Greece ranks 36th out of 51 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece 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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