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Rail lines — Botswana

Rail lines in Botswana in 2021 — 886 km. Ranked 52 in the world out of 65. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 8.8%.

2021 886 km +0% vs 2020
World rank 52of 65
Period maximum 971 km1995
Period minimum 886 km2015

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — Botswana, 1995–202187590092595097519951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 971 km1996: 888 km1997: 888 km1998: 888 km1999: 888 km2006: 888 km2007: 888 km2015: 886 km2016: 886 km2017: 886 km2018: 886 km2019: 886 km2020: 886 km2021: 886 km
Change over the period: −85 (−8.75%) Average annual rate: -0.35 %
Rail lines — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 886 +0 +0%
2020 886 +0 +0%
2019 886 +0 +0%
2018 886 +0 +0%
2017 886 +0 +0%
2016 886 +0 +0%
2015 886
2007 888 +0 +0%
2006 888
1999 888 +0 +0%
1998 888 +0 +0%
1997 888 +0 +0%
1996 888 −83 −8.55%
1995 971

Southern Africa, 2021

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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.