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Rail lines — Spain

Rail lines in Spain in 2021 — 15,963 km. Ranked 13 in the world out of 65. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 15.2%.

2021 15,963 km +0.73% vs 2020
World rank 13of 65
Period maximum 15,963 km2021
Period minimum 13,837 km1996

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — Spain, 1995–202113,00014,00015,00016,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 13,856 km1996: 13,837 km1997: 13,853 km1998: 13,862 km1999: 13,875 km2000: 13,868 km2001: 13,868 km2002: 13,856 km2003: 14,387 km2004: 14,395 km2005: 14,272 km2006: 14,472 km2007: 15,012 km2008: 15,041 km2009: 15,044 km2010: 15,590 km2011: 15,681 km2012: 15,438 km2013: 15,582 km2014: 15,506 km2015: 15,711 km2016: 15,650 km2017: 15,559 km2018: 15,618 km2019: 15,718 km2020: 15,848 km2021: 15,963 km
Change over the period: +2,107 (+15.21%) Average annual rate: 0.55 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Spain 15,963 km
Europe & Central Asia computed 347,393 km
Rail lines — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 15,963 +115 +0.73%
2020 15,848 +130 +0.83%
2019 15,718 +100 +0.64%
2018 15,618 +59 +0.38%
2017 15,559 −91 −0.58%
2016 15,650 −61 −0.39%
2015 15,711 +205 +1.32%
2014 15,506 −76 −0.49%
2013 15,582 +144 +0.93%
2012 15,438 −243 −1.55%
2011 15,681 +90 +0.58%
2010 15,590 +546 +3.63%
2009 15,044 +3 +0.02%
2008 15,041 +29 +0.2%
2007 15,012 +540 +3.73%
2006 14,472 +200 +1.4%
2005 14,272 −123 −0.85%
2004 14,395 +8 +0.06%
2003 14,387 +531 +3.83%
2002 13,856 −12 −0.09%
2001 13,868 +0 +0%
2000 13,868 −7 −0.05%
1999 13,875 +13 +0.09%
1998 13,862 +9 +0.06%
1997 13,853 +16 +0.12%
1996 13,837 −19 −0.14%
1995 13,856 — —

Southern Europe, 2021

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

IT Italy 17,305 ES Spain 15,963 RS Serbia 3,348 HR Croatia 2,617 PT Portugal 2,527 GR Greece 2,339 SI Slovenia 1,209 MK North Macedonia 683
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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.

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