Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Latvia

Latvia: Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed was 1,831 Kilometre in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1,831 Kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 39 countries
All-time high
2,413 Kilometre
in 1993
All-time low
1,831 Kilometre
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: 2.4k Kilometre1991: 2.4k Kilometre1992: 2.4k Kilometre1993: 2.4k Kilometre1994: 2.4k Kilometre1995: 2.4k Kilometre1996: 2.4k Kilometre1997: 2.4k Kilometre1998: 2.4k Kilometre1999: 2.4k Kilometre2000: 2.3k Kilometre2001: 2.3k Kilometre2002: 2.3k Kilometre2003: 2.3k Kilometre2004: 2.3k Kilometre2005: 2.3k Kilometre2006: 2.3k Kilometre2007: 2.3k Kilometre2008: 2.3k Kilometre2009: 1.9k Kilometre2010: 1.9k Kilometre2011: 1.9k Kilometre2012: 1.9k Kilometre2013: 1.9k Kilometre2014: 1.9k Kilometre2015: 1.9k Kilometre2016: 1.9k Kilometre2017: 1.9k Kilometre2018: 1.9k Kilometre2019: 1.9k Kilometre2020: 1.9k Kilometre2021: 1.9k Kilometre2022: 1.9k Kilometre2023: 1.8k Kilometre2024: 1.8k Kilometre

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 1,831 Kilometre 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 Kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1,831 Kilometre, in 2023.

Latvia ranks 27th of 39 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,409 Kilometre 2,397 Kilometre 2,413 Kilometre 10
2000s 2,240 Kilometre 1,884 Kilometre 2,331 Kilometre 10
2010s 1,864 Kilometre 1,859 Kilometre 1,897 Kilometre 10
2020s 1,849 Kilometre 1,831 Kilometre 1,865 Kilometre 5

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 24 Denmark 2,448 Kilometre compare
  2. 25 Ireland 2,045 Kilometre compare
  3. 26 Lithuania 1,924 Kilometre compare
  4. 28 Greece 1,818 Kilometre compare
  5. 29 Slovenia 1,208 Kilometre compare
  6. 30 Estonia 1,171 Kilometre 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 Kilometre 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 Kilometre in 1993.
What is the lowest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,831 Kilometre in 2023.
How does Latvia rank for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed?
Latvia ranks 27th out of 39 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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About this data

Indicator
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed
Unit
Kilometre
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 1,281 data points, 1990–2024
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