Rail lines — all countries

Rail lines — South Africa

Rail lines in South Africa in 2021 — 20,953 km. Ranked 8 in the world out of 65. Since 2015, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2021 20,953 km +0% vs 2020
World rank 8of 65
Period maximum 20,953 km2015
Period minimum 20,953 km2015

Trend over time

2015–2021 · km

Rail lines — South Africa, 2015–202118,00020,00022,00024,00020152016201720182019202020212015: 20,953 km2016: 20,953 km2017: 20,953 km2018: 20,953 km2019: 20,953 km2020: 20,953 km2021: 20,953 km
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %
Rail lines — South Africa, by year South Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 20,953 +0 +0%
2020 20,953 +0 +0%
2019 20,953 +0 +0%
2018 20,953 +0 +0%
2017 20,953 +0 +0%
2016 20,953 +0 +0%
2015 20,953

Southern Africa, 2021

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

ZA South Africa 20,953 BW Botswana 886

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.