Rail lines — all countries

Rail lines — BRICS

Rail lines in BRICS in 2021 — 294,101 km. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 35.9%.

2021 294,101 km +1.27% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 294,101 km2021
Period minimum 216,437 km1995

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — BRICS, 1995–2021200,000220,000240,000260,000280,000300,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 216,437 km1996: 218,492 km1997: 219,125 km1998: 218,672 km1999: 218,698 km2004: 216,439 km2006: 222,632 km2007: 256,292 km2008: 222,110 km2010: 228,406 km2011: 235,309 km2012: 248,920 km2013: 243,708 km2014: 249,465 km2015: 276,128 km2016: 278,650 km2017: 281,378 km2018: 287,270 km2019: 291,521 km2020: 290,413 km2021: 294,101 km
Change over the period: +77,664 (+35.88%) Average annual rate: 1.19 %
Rail lines — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 294,101 +3,687 +1.27%
2020 290,413 −1,108 −0.38%
2019 291,521 +4,251 +1.48%
2018 287,270 +5,893 +2.09%
2017 281,378 +2,728 +0.98%
2016 278,650 +2,523 +0.91%
2015 276,128 +26,663 +10.69%
2014 249,465 +5,757 +2.36%
2013 243,708 −5,213 −2.09%
2012 248,920 +13,612 +5.78%
2011 235,309 +6,903 +3.02%
2010 228,406
2008 222,110 −34,182 −13.34%
2007 256,292 +33,660 +15.12%
2006 222,632
2004 216,439
1999 218,698 +26 +0.01%
1998 218,672 −453 −0.21%
1997 219,125 +633 +0.29%
1996 218,492 +2,055 +0.95%
1995 216,437

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.