Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Italy
Italy: Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed was 16,879 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16,879
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
6th
of 51 countries
All-time high
16,879
in 2024
All-time low
15,916
in 2004
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Italy, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Italy is 16,879, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Italy peaked at 16,879 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,916, in 2004.
That places Italy 6th out of 51 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,066 | — |
| 1991 | 16,066 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15,950 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 15,939 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 16,002 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 16,005 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16,014 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 16,030 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 16,080 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 16,092 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 15,974 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 16,035 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 15,985 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 15,965 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 15,916 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 16,225 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 16,295 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 16,335 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 16,529 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 16,686 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 16,704 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 16,726 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 16,742 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 16,752 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 16,722 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 16,724 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16,788 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 16,787 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 16,781 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 16,779 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 16,782 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16,832 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 16,829 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 16,832 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16,879 | +0.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 16,879 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,357, 5.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Italy's 16,879 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,962, 4.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,024 | 15,939 | 16,092 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,194 | 15,916 | 16,686 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,750 | 16,704 | 16,788 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,831 | 16,782 | 16,879 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More reference data data for Italy
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Italy?
- Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Italy was 16,879 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 16,879 in 2024.
- What is the lowest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,916 in 2004.
- How does Italy rank for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed?
- Italy ranks 6th out of 51 countries with data for 2024.
- Is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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