Length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in Norway

Norway: Length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of was 3,962 Kilometre in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
3,962 Kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 49 countries
All-time high
4,292 Kilometre
in 1970
All-time low
3,885 Kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
37
1970–2024

Length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in Norway, 1970–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1970199720241970: 4.3k Kilometre1980: 4.2k Kilometre1990: 4.0k Kilometre1991: 4.0k Kilometre1992: 4.0k Kilometre1993: 4.0k Kilometre1994: 4.0k Kilometre1995: 4.0k Kilometre1996: 4.0k Kilometre1997: 4.0k Kilometre1998: 4.0k Kilometre1999: 4.0k Kilometre2000: 4.2k Kilometre2001: 4.2k Kilometre2002: 4.1k Kilometre2003: 4.1k Kilometre2004: 4.1k Kilometre2005: 4.1k Kilometre2006: 4.1k Kilometre2007: 4.1k Kilometre2008: 4.1k Kilometre2009: 3.9k Kilometre2010: 4.0k Kilometre2011: 3.9k Kilometre2012: 3.9k Kilometre2013: 3.9k Kilometre2014: 3.9k Kilometre2015: 3.9k Kilometre2016: 3.9k Kilometre2017: 3.9k Kilometre2018: 3.9k Kilometre2019: 3.9k Kilometre2020: 3.9k Kilometre2021: 3.9k Kilometre2022: 3.9k Kilometre2023: 4.0k Kilometre2024: 4.0k Kilometre

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.

Analysis

In 2024, length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in Norway stood at 3,962 Kilometre.

That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in Norway peaked at 4,292 Kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3,885 Kilometre, in 2020.

That places Norway 19th out of 49 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.

Length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of lines in Norway, 1970 to 2024.
Year Kilometre Change
1970 4,292 Kilometre
1980 4,242 Kilometre -1.2%
1990 4,044 Kilometre -4.7%
1991 4,027 Kilometre -0.4%
1992 4,027 Kilometre +0.0%
1993 4,023 Kilometre -0.1%
1994 4,023 Kilometre +0.0%
1995 4,023 Kilometre +0.0%
1996 4,021 Kilometre -0.0%
1997 4,021 Kilometre +0.0%
1998 4,021 Kilometre +0.0%
1999 4,021 Kilometre +0.0%
2000 4,179 Kilometre +3.9%
2001 4,178 Kilometre -0.0%
2002 4,077 Kilometre -2.4%
2003 4,077 Kilometre +0.0%
2004 4,077 Kilometre +0.0%
2005 4,114 Kilometre +0.9%
2006 4,114 Kilometre +0.0%
2007 4,114 Kilometre +0.0%
2008 4,114 Kilometre +0.0%
2009 3,910 Kilometre -5.0%
2010 3,958 Kilometre +1.2%
2011 3,910 Kilometre -1.2%
2012 3,891 Kilometre -0.5%
2013 3,897 Kilometre +0.2%
2014 3,906 Kilometre +0.2%
2015 3,896 Kilometre -0.3%
2016 3,895 Kilometre -0.0%
2017 3,895 Kilometre +0.0%
2018 3,887 Kilometre -0.2%
2019 3,890 Kilometre +0.1%
2020 3,885 Kilometre -0.1%
2021 3,885 Kilometre +0.0%
2022 3,907 Kilometre +0.6%
2023 3,962 Kilometre +1.4%
2024 3,962 Kilometre +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4,292 Kilometre 4,292 Kilometre 4,292 Kilometre 1
1980s 4,242 Kilometre 4,242 Kilometre 4,242 Kilometre 1
1990s 4,025 Kilometre 4,021 Kilometre 4,044 Kilometre 10
2000s 4,095 Kilometre 3,910 Kilometre 4,179 Kilometre 10
2010s 3,902 Kilometre 3,887 Kilometre 3,958 Kilometre 10
2020s 3,920 Kilometre 3,885 Kilometre 3,962 Kilometre 5

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 16 Austria 5,624 Kilometre compare
  2. 17 Switzerland 5,307 Kilometre compare
  3. 18 Bulgaria 4,025 Kilometre compare
  4. 20 Slovakia 3,629 Kilometre compare
  5. 20 Slovakia 3,629 Kilometre compare
  6. 22 Belgium 3,615 Kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in Norway?
Length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in Norway was 3,962 Kilometre in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 4,292 Kilometre in 1970.
What is the lowest length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 3,885 Kilometre in 2020.
How does Norway rank for length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of?
Norway ranks 19th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Norway 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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Indicator
Length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of lines
Unit
Kilometre
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
50 places, 1,737 data points, 1962–2024
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