Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in France

France: Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks was 48,893 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
48,893
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
2nd
of 37 countries
All-time high
53,892
in 2013
All-time low
48,893
in 2024
Years of data
28
1993–2024

Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in France, 1993–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k1993200820241993: 52.5k1994: 52.4k1995: 52.0k1996: 51.8k1997: 49.4k1998: 49.3k1999: 49.3k2000: 49.1k2001: 49.3k2002: 49.3k2003: 49.2k2004: 49.2k2005: 49.3k2006: 49.3k2007: 49.8k2009: 51.4k2013: 53.9k2014: 52.2k2015: 51.2k2016: 50.4k2017: 51.3k2018: 50.4k2019: 50.2k2020: 49.8k2021: 49.6k2022: 49.4k2023: 49.3k2024: 48.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

France recorded 48,893 for length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in France peaked at 53,892 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 48,893, in 2024.

That places France 2nd out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in France, 1993 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1993 52,477
1994 52,356 -0.2%
1995 51,986 -0.7%
1996 51,815 -0.3%
1997 49,393 -4.7%
1998 49,320 -0.1%
1999 49,290 -0.1%
2000 49,101 -0.4%
2001 49,349 +0.5%
2002 49,271 -0.2%
2003 49,234 -0.1%
2004 49,216 -0.0%
2005 49,264 +0.1%
2006 49,264 +0.0%
2007 49,797 +1.1%
2009 51,370 +3.2%
2013 53,892 +4.9%
2014 52,157 -3.2%
2015 51,227 -1.8%
2016 50,443 -1.5%
2017 51,332 +1.8%
2018 50,402 -1.8%
2019 50,207 -0.4%
2020 49,770 -0.9%
2021 49,613 -0.3%
2022 49,369 -0.5%
2023 49,329 -0.1%
2024 48,893 -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 50,948 49,290 52,477 7
2000s 49,541 49,101 51,370 9
2010s 51,380 50,207 53,892 7
2020s 49,395 48,893 49,770 5

Countries ranked near France

  1. 1 Germany 70,108 compare
  2. 3 Poland 37,798 compare
  3. 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31,925 compare
  4. 5 Italy 24,636 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in France?
Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in France was 48,893 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 53,892 in 2013.
What is the lowest length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 48,893 in 2024.
How does France rank for length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks?
France ranks 2nd out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this France 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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Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks
Source
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Licence
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Coverage
38 places, 1,008 data points, 1990–2024
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