Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Finland

Finland: Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks was 6,739 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
6,739
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
14th
of 37 countries
All-time high
8,991
in 1993
All-time low
6,701
in 2016
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Finland, 1990–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200720241990: 8.8k1991: 8.7k1992: 8.8k1993: 9.0k1994: 8.9k1995: 9.0k1996: 8.9k1997: 8.7k1998: 8.7k1999: 8.7k2000: 8.7k2001: 8.7k2002: 8.7k2003: 8.7k2004: 8.6k2005: 8.6k2006: 8.8k2007: 8.8k2008: 8.8k2009: 8.8k2010: 8.9k2011: 8.9k2012: 8.9k2013: 8.5k2014: 8.5k2015: 8.5k2016: 6.7k2017: 6.7k2018: 6.7k2019: 6.7k2020: 6.7k2021: 6.7k2022: 6.7k2023: 6.7k2024: 6.7k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Finland is 6,739, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Finland peaked at 8,991 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 6,701, in 2016.

That places Finland 14th out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Finland, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 8,844
1991 8,676 -1.9%
1992 8,836 +1.8%
1993 8,991 +1.8%
1994 8,915 -0.8%
1995 8,977 +0.7%
1996 8,940 -0.4%
1997 8,730 -2.3%
1998 8,725 -0.1%
1999 8,680 -0.5%
2000 8,705 +0.3%
2001 8,734 +0.3%
2002 8,736 +0.0%
2003 8,707 -0.3%
2004 8,596 -1.3%
2005 8,587 -0.1%
2006 8,830 +2.8%
2007 8,816 -0.2%
2008 8,848 +0.4%
2009 8,847 -0.0%
2010 8,862 +0.2%
2011 8,885 +0.3%
2012 8,883 -0.0%
2013 8,523 -4.1%
2014 8,485 -0.4%
2015 8,483 -0.0%
2016 6,701 -21.0%
2017 6,708 +0.1%
2018 6,712 +0.1%
2019 6,712 +0.0%
2020 6,707 -0.1%
2021 6,707 +0.0%
2022 6,728 +0.3%
2023 6,731 +0.0%
2024 6,739 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,831 8,676 8,991 10
2000s 8,741 8,587 8,848 10
2010s 7,895 6,701 8,885 10
2020s 6,722 6,707 6,739 5

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 11 Austria 10,073 compare
  2. 12 Hungary 8,770 compare
  3. 13 Slovakia 6,816 compare
  4. 15 Bulgaria 6,440 compare
  5. 16 Belgium 6,342 compare
  6. 17 Netherlands 5,189 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Finland?
Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Finland was 6,739 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 8,991 in 1993.
What is the lowest length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 6,701 in 2016.
How does Finland rank for length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks?
Finland ranks 14th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,008 data points, 1990–2024
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