Rail lines — all countries

Rail lines — G7

Rail lines in the G7 in 2021 — 291,304 km. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 5.4%.

2021 291,304 km −0.22% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 310,806 km2011
Period minimum 249,017 km2012

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — G7, 1995–2021240,000260,000280,000300,000320,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 308,003 km1996: 309,626 km1997: 299,154 km1998: 295,837 km1999: 294,549 km2000: 293,336 km2001: 293,648 km2002: 296,652 km2003: 295,308 km2004: 292,213 km2007: 289,392 km2008: 289,078 km2009: 292,447 km2010: 310,806 km2011: 310,806 km2012: 249,017 km2013: 250,362 km2014: 266,582 km2015: 292,484 km2016: 295,430 km2017: 294,934 km2018: 292,906 km2019: 292,130 km2020: 291,937 km2021: 291,304 km
Change over the period: −16,699 (−5.42%) Average annual rate: -0.21 %
Rail lines — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 291,304 −633 −0.22%
2020 291,937 −193 −0.07%
2019 292,130 −777 −0.27%
2018 292,906 −2,027 −0.69%
2017 294,934 −497 −0.17%
2016 295,430 +2,947 +1.01%
2015 292,484 +25,902 +9.72%
2014 266,582 +16,220 +6.48%
2013 250,362 +1,345 +0.54%
2012 249,017 −61,790 −19.88%
2011 310,806 +0 +0%
2010 310,806 +18,359 +6.28%
2009 292,447 +3,369 +1.17%
2008 289,078 −314 −0.11%
2007 289,392
2004 292,213 −3,095 −1.05%
2003 295,308 −1,344 −0.45%
2002 296,652 +3,004 +1.02%
2001 293,648 +312 +0.11%
2000 293,336 −1,213 −0.41%
1999 294,549 −1,288 −0.44%
1998 295,837 −3,317 −1.11%
1997 299,154 −10,472 −3.38%
1996 309,626 +1,623 +0.53%
1995 308,003

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.