Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Germany

Germany: Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks was 70,108 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
70,108
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
1st
of 37 countries
All-time high
86,742
in 1991
All-time low
69,886
in 2015
Years of data
30
1991–2021

Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Germany, 1991–2021

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1991200620211991: 86.7k1992: 86.0k1993: 83.5k1995: 82.1k1996: 82.1k1997: 78.9k1998: 78.1k1999: 75.1k2000: 75.0k2001: 72.7k2002: 70.9k2003: 74.8k2004: 74.4k2005: 70.6k2006: 70.6k2007: 70.6k2008: 70.6k2009: 70.6k2010: 73.0k2011: 70.6k2012: 70.5k2013: 70.4k2014: 70.4k2015: 69.9k2016: 69.9k2017: 70.4k2018: 70.5k2019: 70.7k2020: 70.2k2021: 70.1k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Germany recorded 70,108 for length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Germany peaked at 86,742 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 69,886, in 2015.

That places Germany 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Germany, 1991 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1991 86,742
1992 85,998 -0.9%
1993 83,460 -3.0%
1995 82,065 -1.7%
1996 82,065 +0.0%
1997 78,934 -3.8%
1998 78,098 -1.1%
1999 75,109 -3.8%
2000 74,978 -0.2%
2001 72,668 -3.1%
2002 70,875 -2.5%
2003 74,846 +5.6%
2004 74,440 -0.5%
2005 70,557 -5.2%
2006 70,557 +0.0%
2007 70,557 +0.0%
2008 70,557 +0.0%
2009 70,557 +0.0%
2010 72,981 +3.4%
2011 70,649 -3.2%
2012 70,507 -0.2%
2013 70,425 -0.1%
2014 70,368 -0.1%
2015 69,886 -0.7%
2016 69,902 +0.0%
2017 70,401 +0.7%
2018 70,533 +0.2%
2019 70,741 +0.3%
2020 70,182 -0.8%
2021 70,108 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 81,559 75,109 86,742 8
2000s 72,059 70,557 74,978 10
2010s 70,639 69,886 72,981 10
2020s 70,145 70,108 70,182 2

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 2 France 48,893 compare
  2. 3 Poland 37,798 compare
  3. 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31,925 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 Germany?
Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Germany was 70,108 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 86,742 in 1991.
What is the lowest length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 69,886 in 2015.
How does Germany rank for length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks?
Germany ranks 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2021.
Is length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany 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
Eurostat
Licence
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Coverage
38 places, 1,008 data points, 1990–2024
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