Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Ukraine

Ukraine: Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed was 19,760 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
19,760
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
3rd
of 51 countries
All-time high
22,799
in 1990
All-time low
19,731
in 2021
Years of data
24
1990–2023

Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Ukraine, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990200620231990: 22.8k1991: 22.5k1992: 22.6k1993: 22.6k1994: 22.6k1995: 22.6k1996: 22.6k1997: 22.5k1998: 22.5k1999: 22.5k2000: 22.3k2001: 22.2k2012: 21.6k2013: 21.6k2014: 20.9k2015: 21.0k2016: 21.0k2017: 19.8k2018: 19.8k2019: 19.8k2020: 19.8k2021: 19.7k2022: 19.8k2023: 19.8k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2023, length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Ukraine stood at 19,760.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Ukraine peaked at 22,799 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 19,731, in 2021.

Ukraine ranks 3rd of 51 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Ukraine, year by year

Annual values for Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Ukraine, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 22,799 —
1991 22,542 -1.1%
1992 22,631 +0.4%
1993 22,625 -0.0%
1994 22,564 -0.3%
1995 22,607 +0.2%
1996 22,602 -0.0%
1997 22,546 -0.2%
1998 22,510 -0.2%
1999 22,473 -0.2%
2000 22,302 -0.8%
2001 22,219 -0.4%
2012 21,619 -2.7%
2013 21,605 -0.1%
2014 20,948 -3.0%
2015 20,954 +0.0%
2016 20,952 -0.0%
2017 19,770 -5.6%
2018 19,765 -0.0%
2019 19,799 +0.2%
2020 19,790 -0.0%
2021 19,731 -0.3%
2022 19,772 +0.2%
2023 19,760 -0.1%

Ukraine compared with similar countries

  • Ukraine's 19,760 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,357, 5.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Ukraine's 19,760 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,070, 18.5× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22,590 22,473 22,799 10
2000s 22,260 22,219 22,302 2
2010s 20,676 19,765 21,619 8
2020s 19,763 19,731 19,790 4

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 1 Germany 38,783 compare
  2. 2 France 27,564 compare
  3. 4 Poland 19,625 compare
  4. 4 Poland 19,625 compare
  5. 6 Italy 16,879 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 Ukraine?
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Ukraine was 19,760 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 22,799 in 1990.
What is the lowest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 19,731 in 2021.
How does Ukraine rank for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed?
Ukraine ranks 3rd out of 51 countries with data for 2023.
Is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ukraine 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
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Eurostat
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Coverage
52 places, 1,678 data points, 1990–2024
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