Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Hungary

Hungary: Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks was 8,770 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
8,770
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
12th
of 37 countries
All-time high
13,236
in 1993
All-time low
8,766
in 2023
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200720241990: 13.2k1991: 13.2k1992: 13.2k1993: 13.2k1994: 13.2k1995: 13.1k1996: 13.0k1997: 12.9k1998: 12.7k1999: 12.8k2000: 12.7k2001: 12.8k2002: 12.7k2003: 12.7k2004: 12.7k2005: 12.7k2006: 9.5k2007: 9.2k2008: 9.2k2009: 9.2k2010: 9.2k2011: 9.4k2012: 9.4k2013: 9.5k2014: 9.4k2015: 9.4k2016: 11.4k2017: 11.5k2018: 11.3k2019: 11.3k2020: 11.4k2021: 11.6k2022: 11.6k2023: 8.8k2024: 8.8k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Hungary stood at 8,770.

The figure is down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Hungary peaked at 13,236 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 8,766, in 2023.

That places Hungary 12th 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 Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Hungary, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 13,230
1991 13,209 -0.2%
1992 13,158 -0.4%
1993 13,236 +0.6%
1994 13,180 -0.4%
1995 13,074 -0.8%
1996 12,972 -0.8%
1997 12,896 -0.6%
1998 12,749 -1.1%
1999 12,750 +0.0%
2000 12,739 -0.1%
2001 12,757 +0.1%
2002 12,737 -0.2%
2003 12,735 -0.0%
2004 12,735 +0.0%
2005 12,735 +0.0%
2006 9,513 -25.3%
2007 9,223 -3.0%
2008 9,208 -0.2%
2009 9,208 +0.0%
2010 9,178 -0.3%
2011 9,446 +2.9%
2012 9,421 -0.3%
2013 9,523 +1.1%
2014 9,359 -1.7%
2015 9,358 -0.0%
2016 11,424 +22.1%
2017 11,524 +0.9%
2018 11,336 -1.6%
2019 11,345 +0.1%
2020 11,393 +0.4%
2021 11,586 +1.7%
2022 11,603 +0.1%
2023 8,766 -24.5%
2024 8,770 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13,045 12,749 13,236 10
2000s 11,359 9,208 12,757 10
2010s 10,191 9,178 11,524 10
2020s 10,424 8,766 11,603 5

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 9 Sweden 15,769 compare
  2. 10 Czechia 15,169 compare
  3. 11 Austria 10,073 compare
  4. 13 Slovakia 6,816 compare
  5. 14 Finland 6,739 compare
  6. 15 Bulgaria 6,440 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 Hungary?
Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Hungary was 8,770 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 13,236 in 1993.
What is the lowest length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 8,766 in 2023.
How does Hungary rank for length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks?
Hungary ranks 12th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary 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
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,008 data points, 1990–2024
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