Rail lines — all countries

Rail lines — Central Asia

Rail lines in Central Asia in 2021 — 21,775 km. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 7.4%.

2021 21,775 km −0.49% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 29,427 km2018
Period minimum 20,233 km1996

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — Central Asia, 1995–202120,00022,50025,00027,50030,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 20,270 km1996: 20,233 km1997: 20,341 km1998: 20,640 km1999: 20,511 km2000: 20,661 km2001: 21,229 km2002: 21,280 km2003: 21,453 km2004: 21,780 km2005: 21,781 km2006: 22,313 km2007: 22,650 km2008: 22,564 km2009: 22,565 km2010: 22,564 km2011: 22,731 km2012: 23,091 km2013: 23,072 km2014: 23,105 km2015: 26,256 km2016: 27,107 km2017: 29,406 km2018: 29,427 km2019: 21,840 km2020: 21,881 km2021: 21,775 km
Change over the period: +1,505 (+7.42%) Average annual rate: 0.28 %
Rail lines — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 21,775 −106 −0.49%
2020 21,881 +41 +0.19%
2019 21,840 −7,587 −25.78%
2018 29,427 +21 +0.07%
2017 29,406 +2,299 +8.48%
2016 27,107 +851 +3.24%
2015 26,256 +3,151 +13.64%
2014 23,105 +33 +0.14%
2013 23,072 −19 −0.08%
2012 23,091 +360 +1.59%
2011 22,731 +167 +0.74%
2010 22,564 −1 −0%
2009 22,565 +1 +0.01%
2008 22,564 −86 −0.38%
2007 22,650 +337 +1.51%
2006 22,313 +532 +2.44%
2005 21,781 +1 +0%
2004 21,780 +327 +1.52%
2003 21,453 +173 +0.81%
2002 21,280 +51 +0.24%
2001 21,229 +568 +2.75%
2000 20,661 +150 +0.73%
1999 20,511 −129 −0.63%
1998 20,640 +299 +1.47%
1997 20,341 +108 +0.53%
1996 20,233 −37 −0.18%
1995 20,270

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.