Length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in Spain
Spain: Length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of was 16,257 Kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16,257 Kilometre
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
7th
of 49 countries
All-time high
16,507 Kilometre
in 1970
All-time low
13,828 Kilometre
in 2002
Years of data
37
1970–2024
Length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in Spain, 1970–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.
Analysis
Spain recorded 16,257 Kilometre for length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in Spain peaked at 16,507 Kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 13,828 Kilometre, in 2002.
Spain ranks 7th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in Spain, year by year
| Year | Kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16,507 Kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 15,743 Kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 14,460 Kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1991 | 14,440 Kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 14,881 Kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 14,411 Kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 14,426 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 14,030 Kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 14,004 Kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 13,993 Kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 13,963 Kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 13,949 Kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 13,910 Kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 13,873 Kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 13,828 Kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 14,326 Kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 14,301 Kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 14,270 Kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 14,406 Kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 14,733 Kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 14,685 Kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 14,653 Kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 15,119 Kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 15,178 Kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 15,176 Kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 15,312 Kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 15,182 Kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 15,384 Kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 16,167 Kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 15,949 Kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 15,449 Kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 16,006 Kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 16,122 Kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 16,235 Kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 16,421 Kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 16,252 Kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 16,257 Kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16,507 Kilometre | 16,507 Kilometre | 16,507 Kilometre | 1 |
| 1980s | 15,743 Kilometre | 15,743 Kilometre | 15,743 Kilometre | 1 |
| 1990s | 14,256 Kilometre | 13,949 Kilometre | 14,881 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,298 Kilometre | 13,828 Kilometre | 14,733 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,492 Kilometre | 15,119 Kilometre | 16,167 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,257 Kilometre | 16,122 Kilometre | 16,421 Kilometre | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in Spain?
- Length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in Spain was 16,257 Kilometre in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 16,507 Kilometre in 1970.
- What is the lowest length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,828 Kilometre in 2002.
- How does Spain rank for length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of?
- Spain ranks 7th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
- Is length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of 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 number of tracks and electrification of lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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