Rail lines — all countries

Rail lines — Benin

Rail lines in Benin in 2006 — 758 km. Ranked 70 in the world out of 80. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 30.9%.

2006 758 km +73.06% vs 2003
World rank 70of 80
Period maximum 758 km2006
Period minimum 438 km2003

Trend over time

1996–2006 · km

Rail lines — Benin, 1996–2006400500600700800199619971998199920002001200220032004200520061996: 579 km1997: 579 km1998: 458 km1999: 458 km2003: 438 km2006: 758 km
Change over the period: +179 (+30.92%) Average annual rate: 2.73 %
Rail lines — Benin, by year Benin All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2006 758
2003 438
1999 458 +0 +0%
1998 458 −121 −20.9%
1997 579 +0 +0%
1996 579

Western Africa, 2006

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About the indicator

The length of rail lines available for traffic, regardless of the number of parallel tracks on a stretch. Multi-track sections are counted once, so the indicator reflects the configuration of the network rather than its capacity.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.