Rail lines — all countries

Rail lines — NATO

Rail lines in NATO in 2021 — 411,848 km. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 5.6%.

2021 411,848 km +0.01% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 437,637 km1996
Period minimum 359,705 km2013

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — NATO, 1995–2021340,000360,000380,000400,000420,000440,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 436,298 km1996: 437,637 km1997: 426,863 km1998: 423,416 km1999: 421,728 km2000: 419,945 km2001: 416,584 km2002: 420,305 km2003: 418,883 km2004: 415,352 km2005: 396,257 km2006: 394,964 km2007: 412,560 km2008: 412,614 km2009: 412,150 km2010: 408,923 km2011: 406,616 km2012: 363,353 km2013: 359,705 km2014: 384,836 km2015: 410,645 km2016: 413,306 km2017: 412,828 km2018: 412,953 km2019: 408,106 km2020: 411,791 km2021: 411,848 km
Change over the period: −24,450 (−5.6%) Average annual rate: -0.22 %
Rail lines — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 411,848 +56 +0.01%
2020 411,791 +3,685 +0.9%
2019 408,106 −4,847 −1.17%
2018 412,953 +125 +0.03%
2017 412,828 −477 −0.12%
2016 413,306 +2,660 +0.65%
2015 410,645 +25,809 +6.71%
2014 384,836 +25,132 +6.99%
2013 359,705 −3,648 −1%
2012 363,353 −43,263 −10.64%
2011 406,616 −2,307 −0.56%
2010 408,923 −3,227 −0.78%
2009 412,150 −464 −0.11%
2008 412,614 +54 +0.01%
2007 412,560 +17,597 +4.46%
2006 394,964 −1,294 −0.33%
2005 396,257 −19,095 −4.6%
2004 415,352 −3,531 −0.84%
2003 418,883 −1,422 −0.34%
2002 420,305 +3,721 +0.89%
2001 416,584 −3,361 −0.8%
2000 419,945 −1,783 −0.42%
1999 421,728 −1,688 −0.4%
1998 423,416 −3,447 −0.81%
1997 426,863 −10,774 −2.46%
1996 437,637 +1,339 +0.31%
1995 436,298

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.