Length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in Latvia
Latvia: Length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of was 1,831 Kilometre in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,831 Kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 49 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 number of tracks and electrification of in Latvia, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 1,831 Kilometre for length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of 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 number of tracks and electrification of in Latvia peaked at 2,413 Kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1,831 Kilometre, in 2023.
Latvia ranks 33rd of 49 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 number of tracks and electrification of in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,397 Kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 2,397 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,406 Kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 2,413 Kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 2,413 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,413 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,413 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,413 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,413 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,413 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,331 Kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 2,305 Kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 2,270 Kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 2,270 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,270 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,270 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,269 Kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,265 Kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2,263 Kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,884 Kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 1,897 Kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1,865 Kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1,859 Kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,859 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,860 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,860 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,860 Kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,860 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,860 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,860 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,859 Kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,859 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,865 Kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,831 Kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 1,831 Kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in Latvia?
- Length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in Latvia was 1,831 Kilometre in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,413 Kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,831 Kilometre in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of?
- Latvia ranks 33rd out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
- Is length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of 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 number of tracks and electrification of lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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