Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Latvia
Latvia: Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed was 1,831 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Latvia, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Latvia is 1,831, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Latvia peaked at 2,413 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1,831, in 2023.
That places Latvia 34th 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 Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,397 | — |
| 1991 | 2,397 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,406 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 2,413 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 2,413 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,413 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,413 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,413 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,413 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,413 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,331 | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 2,305 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 2,270 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 2,270 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,270 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,270 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,269 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,265 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2,263 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,884 | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 1,897 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1,865 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1,859 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,859 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,860 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,860 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,860 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,860 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,860 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,860 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,859 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,859 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,865 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,831 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 1,831 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,409 | 2,397 | 2,413 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,240 | 1,884 | 2,331 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,864 | 1,859 | 1,897 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,849 | 1,831 | 1,865 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Latvia?
- Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Latvia was 1,831 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,413 in 1993.
- What is the lowest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,831 in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed?
- Latvia ranks 34th out of 51 countries with data for 2024.
- Is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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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