Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Portugal

Portugal: Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks was 3,224 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
3,224
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
22nd
of 37 countries
All-time high
3,579
in 1999
All-time low
2,801
in 2002
Years of data
29
1992–2024

Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Portugal, 1992–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1992200820241992: 3.5k1993: 3.5k1994: 3.5k1995: 3.5k1996: 3.5k1997: 3.5k1998: 3.3k1999: 3.6k2000: 3.6k2001: 2.8k2002: 2.8k2007: 3.5k2008: 3.5k2009: 3.5k2010: 3.5k2011: 3.5k2012: 3.2k2013: 3.2k2014: 3.2k2015: 3.2k2016: 3.2k2017: 3.2k2018: 3.2k2019: 3.2k2020: 3.2k2021: 3.2k2022: 3.2k2023: 3.2k2024: 3.2k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 3,224 for length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Portugal peaked at 3,579 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2,801, in 2002.

Portugal ranks 22nd of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Portugal, 1992 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1992 3,483
1993 3,513 +0.9%
1994 3,520 +0.2%
1995 3,520 +0.0%
1996 3,541 +0.6%
1997 3,510 -0.9%
1998 3,259 -7.2%
1999 3,579 +9.8%
2000 3,579 +0.0%
2001 2,814 -21.4%
2002 2,801 -0.4%
2007 3,525 +25.8%
2008 3,528 +0.1%
2009 3,528 -0.0%
2010 3,532 +0.1%
2011 3,483 -1.4%
2012 3,239 -7.0%
2013 3,242 +0.1%
2014 3,244 +0.1%
2015 3,244 +0.0%
2016 3,244 +0.0%
2017 3,244 +0.0%
2018 3,244 +0.0%
2019 3,224 -0.6%
2020 3,224 +0.0%
2021 3,225 +0.0%
2022 3,225 +0.0%
2023 3,225 +0.0%
2024 3,224 -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,491 3,259 3,579 8
2000s 3,296 2,801 3,579 6
2010s 3,294 3,224 3,532 10
2020s 3,225 3,224 3,225 5

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 19 Norway 4,279 compare
  2. 20 Croatia 3,940 compare
  3. 21 Denmark 3,732 compare
  4. 23 Greece 2,463 compare
  5. 24 Ireland 2,426 compare
  6. 25 Georgia 2,401 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 Portugal?
Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in Portugal was 3,224 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 3,579 in 1999.
What is the lowest length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 2,801 in 2002.
How does Portugal rank for length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks?
Portugal ranks 22nd out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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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