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Rail lines — Kazakhstan

Rail lines in Kazakhstan in 2021 — 16,006 km. Ranked 12 in the world out of 65. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 16.5%.

2021 16,006 km −0.36% vs 2020
World rank 12of 65
Period maximum 16,063 km2020
Period minimum 13,537 km1996

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — Kazakhstan, 1995–202113,00014,00015,00016,00017,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 13,736 km1996: 13,537 km1997: 13,660 km1998: 13,642 km1999: 13,601 km2000: 13,545 km2001: 13,597 km2002: 13,597 km2003: 13,770 km2004: 14,203 km2005: 14,204 km2006: 14,205 km2007: 14,205 km2008: 14,205 km2009: 14,192 km2010: 14,184 km2011: 14,319 km2012: 14,759 km2013: 14,767 km2014: 14,767 km2015: 14,767 km2016: 15,529 km2017: 16,040 km2018: 16,061 km2019: 16,061 km2020: 16,063 km2021: 16,006 km
Change over the period: +2,270 (+16.52%) Average annual rate: 0.59 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan 16,006 km
Europe & Central Asia computed 347,393 km
Central Asia computed 21,775 km
Rail lines — Kazakhstan, by year Kazakhstan All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 16,006 −57 −0.36%
2020 16,063 +2 +0.01%
2019 16,061 +0 +0%
2018 16,061 +21 +0.13%
2017 16,040 +511 +3.29%
2016 15,529 +762 +5.16%
2015 14,767 +0 +0%
2014 14,767 +0 +0%
2013 14,767 +8 +0.06%
2012 14,759 +440 +3.07%
2011 14,319 +135 +0.95%
2010 14,184 −8 −0.06%
2009 14,192 −13 −0.09%
2008 14,205 +0 +0%
2007 14,205 +0 +0%
2006 14,205 +1 +0.01%
2005 14,204 +1 +0.01%
2004 14,203 +433 +3.14%
2003 13,770 +173 +1.27%
2002 13,597 +0 +0%
2001 13,597 +52 +0.38%
2000 13,545 −56 −0.41%
1999 13,601 −41 −0.3%
1998 13,642 −18 −0.13%
1997 13,660 +123 +0.91%
1996 13,537 −199 −1.45%
1995 13,736

Central 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.