Rail lines — all countries

Rail lines — Portugal

Rail lines in Portugal in 2021 — 2,527 km. Ranked 36 in the world out of 65. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 11.3%.

2021 2,527 km +0.04% vs 2020
World rank 36of 65
Period maximum 2,881 km2002
Period minimum 2,526 km2019

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — Portugal, 1995–20212,5002,6002,7002,8002,90019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 2,850 km1996: 2,850 km1997: 2,856 km1998: 2,794 km1999: 2,813 km2000: 2,814 km2001: 2,814 km2002: 2,881 km2003: 2,818 km2004: 2,849 km2005: 2,839 km2006: 2,839 km2007: 2,838 km2008: 2,842 km2009: 2,842 km2010: 2,842 km2011: 2,794 km2012: 2,541 km2013: 2,544 km2014: 2,546 km2015: 2,546 km2016: 2,546 km2017: 2,546 km2018: 2,546 km2019: 2,526 km2020: 2,526 km2021: 2,527 km
Change over the period: −323 (−11.33%) Average annual rate: -0.46 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Portugal 2,527 km
Europe & Central Asia computed 347,393 km
Rail lines — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 2,527 +1 +0.04%
2020 2,526 +0 +0%
2019 2,526 −20 −0.78%
2018 2,546 +0 +0%
2017 2,546 +0 +0%
2016 2,546 +0 +0%
2015 2,546 +0 +0%
2014 2,546 +2 +0.06%
2013 2,544 +3 +0.12%
2012 2,541 −253 −9.05%
2011 2,794 −48 −1.69%
2010 2,842 +0 +0%
2009 2,842 +0 +0%
2008 2,842 +4 +0.14%
2007 2,838 −1 −0.04%
2006 2,839 +0 +0%
2005 2,839 −10 −0.35%
2004 2,849 +31 +1.1%
2003 2,818 −63 −2.19%
2002 2,881 +67 +2.38%
2001 2,814 +0 +0%
2000 2,814 +1 +0.04%
1999 2,813 +19 +0.68%
1998 2,794 −62 −2.17%
1997 2,856 +6 +0.21%
1996 2,850 +0 +0%
1995 2,850

Southern Europe, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.