Passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed in Norway
Norway: Passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed was 42,288 Thousand train-kilometres in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
42,288 Thousand train-kilometres
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
21st
of 47 countries
All-time high
42,288 Thousand train-kilometres
in 2024
All-time low
23,591 Thousand train-kilometres
in 1991
Years of data
29
1990–2024
Passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed in Norway, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand train-kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed in Norway is 42,288 Thousand train-kilometres, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed in Norway peaked at 42,288 Thousand train-kilometres in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23,591 Thousand train-kilometres, in 1991.
Norway ranks 21st of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed in Norway, year by year
| Year | Thousand train-kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25,296 Thousand train-kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 23,591 Thousand train-kilometres | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 24,318 Thousand train-kilometres | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 25,268 Thousand train-kilometres | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 27,663 Thousand train-kilometres | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 27,178 Thousand train-kilometres | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 27,454 Thousand train-kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 27,317 Thousand train-kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 27,604 Thousand train-kilometres | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 27,609 Thousand train-kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 25,247 Thousand train-kilometres | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 24,114 Thousand train-kilometres | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 34,172 Thousand train-kilometres | +41.7% |
| 2009 | 34,236 Thousand train-kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 34,236 Thousand train-kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35,310 Thousand train-kilometres | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 35,875 Thousand train-kilometres | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 37,947 Thousand train-kilometres | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 38,004 Thousand train-kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 40,745 Thousand train-kilometres | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 40,772 Thousand train-kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 41,106 Thousand train-kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 41,090 Thousand train-kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 41,343 Thousand train-kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 37,113 Thousand train-kilometres | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 37,612 Thousand train-kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 40,724 Thousand train-kilometres | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 41,742 Thousand train-kilometres | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 42,288 Thousand train-kilometres | +1.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 42,288 Thousand train-kilometres is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35,852 Thousand train-kilometres, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Norway's 42,288 Thousand train-kilometres is below the median for high income countries, which is 62,988 Thousand train-kilometres, 67% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +41.7% | 24,114 Thousand train-kilometres | 34,172 Thousand train-kilometres |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,330 Thousand train-kilometres | 23,591 Thousand train-kilometres | 27,663 Thousand train-kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,442 Thousand train-kilometres | 24,114 Thousand train-kilometres | 34,236 Thousand train-kilometres | 4 |
| 2010s | 38,643 Thousand train-kilometres | 34,236 Thousand train-kilometres | 41,343 Thousand train-kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,896 Thousand train-kilometres | 37,113 Thousand train-kilometres | 42,288 Thousand train-kilometres | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 18 Romania 62,911 Thousand train-kilometres compare
- 19 Slovakia 47,509 Thousand train-kilometres compare
- 19 Slovakia 47,509 Thousand train-kilometres compare
- 22 Türkiye 39,316 Thousand train-kilometres compare
- 23 Finland 35,852 Thousand train-kilometres compare
- 24 Portugal 30,340 Thousand train-kilometres compare
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed in Norway?
- Passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed in Norway was 42,288 Thousand train-kilometres in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 42,288 Thousand train-kilometres in 2024.
- What is the lowest passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,591 Thousand train-kilometres in 1991.
- How does Norway rank for passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed?
- Norway ranks 21st out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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