Rail lines — all countries

Rail lines — Iraq

Rail lines in Iraq in 2014 — 2,370 km. Ranked 42 in the world out of 67. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 2.1%.

2014 2,370 km +10.85% vs 2010
World rank 42of 67
Period maximum 2,799 km1997
Period minimum 1,898 km2003

Trend over time

1995–2014 · km

Rail lines — Iraq, 1995–20141,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,000199519971999200120032005200720092011201320141995: 2,422 km1996: 2,339 km1997: 2,799 km1998: 2,339 km1999: 2,603 km2000: 2,603 km2001: 2,018 km2002: 2,339 km2003: 1,898 km2004: 1,898 km2005: 1,898 km2006: 2,032 km2008: 2,025 km2010: 2,138 km2014: 2,370 km
Change over the period: −52 (−2.15%) Average annual rate: -0.11 %
Rail lines — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2014 2,370
2010 2,138
2008 2,025
2006 2,032 +134 +7.06%
2005 1,898 +0 +0%
2004 1,898 +0 +0%
2003 1,898 −441 −18.85%
2002 2,339 +321 +15.91%
2001 2,018 −585 −22.47%
2000 2,603 +0 +0%
1999 2,603 +264 +11.29%
1998 2,339 −460 −16.43%
1997 2,799 +460 +19.67%
1996 2,339 −83 −3.43%
1995 2,422

Western Asia, 2014

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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.