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

Latest (2024)
1,831
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 51 countries
All-time high
2,413
in 1993
All-time low
1,831
in 2023
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1990200720241990: 2.4k1991: 2.4k1992: 2.4k1993: 2.4k1994: 2.4k1995: 2.4k1996: 2.4k1997: 2.4k1998: 2.4k1999: 2.4k2000: 2.3k2001: 2.3k2002: 2.3k2003: 2.3k2004: 2.3k2005: 2.3k2006: 2.3k2007: 2.3k2008: 2.3k2009: 1.9k2010: 1.9k2011: 1.9k2012: 1.9k2013: 1.9k2014: 1.9k2015: 1.9k2016: 1.9k2017: 1.9k2018: 1.9k2019: 1.9k2020: 1.9k2021: 1.9k2022: 1.9k2023: 1.8k2024: 1.8k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 1,831 for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed 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.

Latvia ranks 34th of 51 countries on this measure, 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

Annual values for Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Latvia, 1990 to 2024.
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%

Latvia compared with similar countries

  • Latvia's 1,831 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,357, 55% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Latvia's 1,831 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 2,409 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

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 31 Ireland 2,045 compare
  2. 32 Lithuania 1,924 compare
  3. 32 Lithuania 1,924 compare
  4. 34 Latvia 1,831 compare
  5. 36 Greece 1,818 compare
  6. 37 Slovenia 1,208 compare
  7. 37 Slovenia 1,208 compare

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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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Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed
Source
Eurostat
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Coverage
52 places, 1,678 data points, 1990–2024
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