Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Ireland

Ireland: Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks was 2,426 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2,426
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 37 countries
All-time high
2,810
in 1990
All-time low
2,426
in 2013
Years of data
15
1990–2024

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200720241990: 2.8k1991: 2.8k1992: 2.8k2013: 2.4k2014: 2.4k2015: 2.4k2016: 2.4k2017: 2.4k2018: 2.4k2019: 2.4k2020: 2.4k2021: 2.4k2022: 2.4k2023: 2.4k2024: 2.4k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Ireland stood at 2,426. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Ireland peaked at 2,810 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,426, in 2013.

Ireland ranks 24th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Ireland, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 2,810
1991 2,810 +0.0%
1992 2,810 +0.0%
2013 2,426 -13.7%
2014 2,426 +0.0%
2015 2,426 +0.0%
2016 2,426 +0.0%
2017 2,426 +0.0%
2018 2,426 +0.0%
2019 2,426 +0.0%
2020 2,426 +0.0%
2021 2,426 +0.0%
2022 2,426 +0.0%
2023 2,426 +0.0%
2024 2,426 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,810 2,810 2,810 3
2010s 2,426 2,426 2,426 7
2020s 2,426 2,426 2,426 5

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 21 Denmark 3,732 compare
  2. 22 Portugal 3,224 compare
  3. 23 Greece 2,463 compare
  4. 25 Georgia 2,401 compare
  5. 26 Lithuania 2,366 compare
  6. 27 Latvia 2,216 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 Ireland?
Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Ireland was 2,426 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 2,810 in 1990.
What is the lowest length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 2,426 in 2013.
How does Ireland rank for length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks?
Ireland ranks 24th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland 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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