Rail lines — all countries

Rail lines — China

Rail lines in China in 2021 — 109,767 km. Ranked 2 in the world out of 65. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 101%.

2021 109,767 km +3.32% vs 2020
World rank 2of 65
Period maximum 109,767 km2021
Period minimum 54,616 km1995

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — China, 1995–202140,00060,00080,000100,000120,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 54,616 km1996: 56,678 km1997: 57,566 km1998: 57,583 km1999: 57,394 km2000: 58,656 km2001: 59,079 km2002: 59,530 km2003: 60,446 km2004: 61,015 km2005: 62,200 km2006: 63,412 km2007: 63,637 km2008: 60,809 km2009: 65,491 km2010: 66,239 km2011: 72,487 km2012: 85,843 km2013: 79,306 km2014: 85,320 km2015: 89,966 km2016: 91,675 km2017: 93,742 km2018: 96,353 km2019: 102,462 km2020: 106,235 km2021: 109,767 km
Change over the period: +55,151 (+100.98%) Average annual rate: 2.72 %
Rail lines — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 109,767 +3,532 +3.32%
2020 106,235 +3,773 +3.68%
2019 102,462 +6,109 +6.34%
2018 96,353 +2,611 +2.79%
2017 93,742 +2,067 +2.25%
2016 91,675 +1,709 +1.9%
2015 89,966 +4,646 +5.45%
2014 85,320 +6,014 +7.58%
2013 79,306 −6,537 −7.62%
2012 85,843 +13,356 +18.43%
2011 72,487 +6,248 +9.43%
2010 66,239 +748 +1.14%
2009 65,491 +4,682 +7.7%
2008 60,809 −2,828 −4.44%
2007 63,637 +225 +0.35%
2006 63,412 +1,212 +1.95%
2005 62,200 +1,185 +1.94%
2004 61,015 +569 +0.94%
2003 60,446 +916 +1.54%
2002 59,530 +451 +0.76%
2001 59,079 +423 +0.72%
2000 58,656 +1,262 +2.2%
1999 57,394 −189 −0.33%
1998 57,583 +17 +0.03%
1997 57,566 +888 +1.57%
1996 56,678 +2,062 +3.78%
1995 54,616

Eastern Asia, 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.