Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Spain
Spain: Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed was 16,257 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16,257
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
7th
of 51 countries
All-time high
16,421
in 2022
All-time low
13,828
in 2002
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Spain, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Spain stood at 16,257.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Spain peaked at 16,421 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13,828, in 2002.
That places Spain 7th out of 51 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,460 | — |
| 1991 | 14,440 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 14,881 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 14,411 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 14,426 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 14,030 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 14,004 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 13,993 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 13,963 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 13,949 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 13,910 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 13,873 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 13,828 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 14,326 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 14,301 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 14,270 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 14,406 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 14,733 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 14,685 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 14,653 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 15,119 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 15,178 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 15,176 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 15,312 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 15,182 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 15,384 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 16,167 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 15,949 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 15,449 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 16,006 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 16,122 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 16,235 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 16,421 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 16,252 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 16,257 | +0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 16,257 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,357, 4.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Spain's 16,257 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,962, 4.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,256 | 13,949 | 14,881 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,298 | 13,828 | 14,733 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,492 | 15,119 | 16,167 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,257 | 16,122 | 16,421 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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Frequently asked questions
- What is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Spain?
- Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Spain was 16,257 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 16,421 in 2022.
- What is the lowest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,828 in 2002.
- How does Spain rank for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed?
- Spain ranks 7th out of 51 countries with data for 2024.
- Is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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