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Rail lines — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Rail lines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2021 — 3,641 km. Ranked 29 in the world out of 65. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 18.7%.

2021 3,641 km +0% vs 2020
World rank 29of 65
Period maximum 4,499 km2002
Period minimum 3,641 km1996

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1995–20213,5003,7504,0004,2504,50019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 4,477 km1996: 3,641 km1997: 3,641 km1998: 3,641 km1999: 3,641 km2000: 3,641 km2001: 3,641 km2002: 4,499 km2003: 4,499 km2004: 3,641 km2005: 3,641 km2006: 4,007 km2007: 4,007 km2008: 3,641 km2009: 3,641 km2010: 3,641 km2011: 3,641 km2012: 3,641 km2013: 3,641 km2014: 3,641 km2015: 3,641 km2016: 3,641 km2017: 3,641 km2018: 3,641 km2019: 3,641 km2020: 3,641 km2021: 3,641 km
Change over the period: −836 (−18.67%) Average annual rate: -0.79 %
Rail lines — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 3,641 +0 +0%
2020 3,641 +0 +0%
2019 3,641 +0 +0%
2018 3,641 +0 +0%
2017 3,641 +0 +0%
2016 3,641 +0 +0%
2015 3,641 +0 +0%
2014 3,641 +0 +0%
2013 3,641 +0 +0%
2012 3,641 +0 +0%
2011 3,641 +0 +0%
2010 3,641 +0 +0%
2009 3,641 +0 +0%
2008 3,641 −366 −9.13%
2007 4,007 +0 +0%
2006 4,007 +366 +10.05%
2005 3,641 +0 +0%
2004 3,641 −858 −19.07%
2003 4,499 +0 +0%
2002 4,499 +858 +23.56%
2001 3,641 +0 +0%
2000 3,641 +0 +0%
1999 3,641 +0 +0%
1998 3,641 +0 +0%
1997 3,641 +0 +0%
1996 3,641 −836 −18.67%
1995 4,477

Middle Africa, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 3,641 CM Cameroon 884 GA Gabon 648

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.