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Rail lines — Burkina Faso

Rail lines in Burkina Faso in 2021 — 518 km. Ranked 61 in the world out of 65. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 16.7%.

2021 518 km +0% vs 2020
World rank 61of 65
Period maximum 622 km1995
Period minimum 518 km2013

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — Burkina Faso, 1995–202150055060065019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 622 km1996: 622 km1997: 622 km1998: 622 km1999: 622 km2000: 622 km2001: 622 km2002: 622 km2003: 622 km2004: 622 km2005: 622 km2006: 622 km2007: 622 km2008: 622 km2009: 622 km2013: 518 km2014: 518 km2015: 518 km2016: 518 km2017: 518 km2018: 518 km2019: 518 km2020: 518 km2021: 518 km
Change over the period: −104 (−16.72%) Average annual rate: -0.7 %
Rail lines — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 518 +0 +0%
2020 518 +0 +0%
2019 518 +0 +0%
2018 518 +0 +0%
2017 518 +0 +0%
2016 518 +0 +0%
2015 518 +0 +0%
2014 518 +0 +0%
2013 518
2009 622 +0 +0%
2008 622 +0 +0%
2007 622 +0 +0%
2006 622 +0 +0%
2005 622 +0 +0%
2004 622 +0 +0%
2003 622 +0 +0%
2002 622 +0 +0%
2001 622 +0 +0%
2000 622 +0 +0%
1999 622 +0 +0%
1998 622 +0 +0%
1997 622 +0 +0%
1996 622 +0 +0%
1995 622

Western 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.