Rail lines — all countries

Rail lines — OECD

Rail lines in the OECD in 2021 — 412,906 km. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 5%.

2021 412,906 km +0.09% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 439,881 km1996
Period minimum 356,509 km2013

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — OECD, 1995–2021350,000375,000400,000425,000450,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 434,851 km1996: 439,881 km1997: 426,342 km1998: 425,177 km1999: 419,447 km2000: 417,604 km2001: 414,553 km2002: 417,511 km2003: 414,219 km2004: 413,451 km2005: 394,748 km2006: 391,578 km2007: 408,965 km2008: 409,283 km2009: 408,435 km2010: 426,015 km2011: 423,297 km2012: 360,099 km2013: 356,509 km2014: 381,786 km2015: 407,913 km2016: 411,510 km2017: 413,010 km2018: 413,628 km2019: 408,375 km2020: 412,519 km2021: 412,906 km
Change over the period: −21,945 (−5.05%) Average annual rate: -0.2 %
Rail lines — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 412,906 +388 +0.09%
2020 412,519 +4,144 +1.01%
2019 408,375 −5,254 −1.27%
2018 413,628 +618 +0.15%
2017 413,010 +1,500 +0.36%
2016 411,510 +3,598 +0.88%
2015 407,913 +26,126 +6.84%
2014 381,786 +25,278 +7.09%
2013 356,509 −3,590 −1%
2012 360,099 −63,198 −14.93%
2011 423,297 −2,718 −0.64%
2010 426,015 +17,580 +4.3%
2009 408,435 −849 −0.21%
2008 409,283 +318 +0.08%
2007 408,965 +17,388 +4.44%
2006 391,578 −3,171 −0.8%
2005 394,748 −18,703 −4.52%
2004 413,451 −768 −0.19%
2003 414,219 −3,292 −0.79%
2002 417,511 +2,958 +0.71%
2001 414,553 −3,051 −0.73%
2000 417,604 −1,843 −0.44%
1999 419,447 −5,730 −1.35%
1998 425,177 −1,165 −0.27%
1997 426,342 −13,539 −3.08%
1996 439,881 +5,030 +1.16%
1995 434,851

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.