Rail lines — all countries

Rail lines — G20

Rail lines in the G20 in 2021 — 590,525 km. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 11%.

2021 590,525 km +0.55% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 606,289 km2019
Period minimum 514,110 km2006

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — G20, 1995–2021500,000525,000550,000575,000600,000625,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 531,776 km1996: 535,491 km1997: 525,289 km1998: 521,257 km1999: 520,060 km2004: 515,338 km2006: 514,110 km2007: 551,464 km2008: 516,733 km2010: 545,619 km2011: 551,026 km2013: 516,958 km2014: 539,339 km2015: 574,127 km2016: 597,315 km2017: 601,797 km2018: 605,891 km2019: 606,289 km2020: 587,298 km2021: 590,525 km
Change over the period: +58,749 (+11.05%) Average annual rate: 0.4 %
Rail lines — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 590,525 +3,227 +0.55%
2020 587,298 −18,991 −3.13%
2019 606,289 +398 +0.07%
2018 605,891 +4,093 +0.68%
2017 601,797 +4,482 +0.75%
2016 597,315 +23,189 +4.04%
2015 574,127 +34,787 +6.45%
2014 539,339 +22,381 +4.33%
2013 516,958
2011 551,026 +5,407 +0.99%
2010 545,619
2008 516,733 −34,731 −6.3%
2007 551,464 +37,354 +7.27%
2006 514,110
2004 515,338
1999 520,060 −1,197 −0.23%
1998 521,257 −4,032 −0.77%
1997 525,289 −10,202 −1.91%
1996 535,491 +3,715 +0.7%
1995 531,776

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.