Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Lithuania

Lithuania: Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed was 1,924 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1,924
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 51 countries
All-time high
2,007
in 1990
All-time low
1,696
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200720241990: 2.0k1991: 2.0k1992: 2.0k1993: 2.0k1994: 2.0k1995: 2.0k1996: 2.0k1997: 2.0k1998: 2.0k1999: 1.9k2000: 1.9k2001: 1.7k2002: 1.8k2003: 1.8k2004: 1.8k2005: 1.8k2006: 1.8k2007: 1.8k2008: 1.8k2009: 1.8k2010: 1.8k2011: 1.8k2012: 1.8k2013: 1.8k2014: 1.8k2015: 1.9k2016: 1.9k2017: 1.9k2018: 1.9k2019: 1.9k2020: 1.9k2021: 1.9k2022: 1.9k2023: 1.9k2024: 1.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Lithuania stood at 1,924.

That represents a change of up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Lithuania peaked at 2,007 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,696, in 2001.

Lithuania ranks 32nd 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 Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Lithuania, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 2,007 —
1991 2,007 +0.0%
1992 2,002 -0.3%
1993 2,002 +0.0%
1994 2,002 +0.0%
1995 2,002 +0.0%
1996 1,997 -0.2%
1997 1,997 +0.0%
1998 1,997 -0.0%
1999 1,905 -4.6%
2000 1,905 -0.0%
2001 1,696 -11.0%
2002 1,775 +4.7%
2003 1,774 -0.1%
2004 1,782 +0.4%
2005 1,771 -0.6%
2006 1,771 +0.0%
2007 1,766 -0.3%
2008 1,765 -0.1%
2009 1,768 +0.1%
2010 1,768 +0.0%
2011 1,768 +0.0%
2012 1,768 +0.0%
2013 1,768 +0.0%
2014 1,768 +0.0%
2015 1,877 +6.2%
2016 1,911 +1.8%
2017 1,911 +0.0%
2018 1,911 -0.0%
2019 1,911 +0.0%
2020 1,911 +0.0%
2021 1,911 +0.0%
2022 1,919 +0.4%
2023 1,924 +0.3%
2024 1,924 +0.0%

Lithuania compared with similar countries

  • Lithuania's 1,924 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,357, 57% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Lithuania's 1,924 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,962, 49% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,992 1,905 2,007 10
2000s 1,777 1,696 1,905 10
2010s 1,836 1,768 1,911 10
2020s 1,918 1,911 1,924 5

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 29 Portugal 2,526 compare
  2. 30 Denmark 2,448 compare
  3. 31 Ireland 2,045 compare
  4. 32 Lithuania 1,924 compare
  5. 34 Latvia 1,831 compare
  6. 34 Latvia 1,831 compare

See the full ranking of 52 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Lithuania?
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Lithuania was 1,924 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 2,007 in 1990.
What is the lowest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 1,696 in 2001.
How does Lithuania rank for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed?
Lithuania ranks 32nd out of 51 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lithuania 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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