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Rail network
IS.RRS.TOTL.KM · km
Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, South Africa, New Zealand. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.
- Latest value, United Kingdom
- 16,179 km2021
- Period covered
- 1995 - 202125 annual values
- Highest of the compared countries
- 148,553 kmUnited States, 2021
- Lowest of the compared countries
- 3,041 kmNetherlands, 2021
8 countries compared, that is the maximum. Remove one to add another.
Latest known valuesorted by value
United States148,553 km2021
China109,767 km2021
South Africa20,953 km2021
Italy17,305 km2021
United Kingdom16,179 km2021
Spain15,963 km2021
New Zealand3,908 km1998
Netherlands3,041 km2021
Year by year values
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| United Kingdom | Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | South Africa | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16,179 km | 17,305 km | 15,963 km | 3,041 km | 148,553 km | 109,767 km | 20,953 km | |
| 2020 | 16,351 km | 17,256 km | 15,848 km | 3,078 km | 148,750 km | 106,235 km | 20,953 km | |
| 2019 | 16,295 km | 16,779 km | 15,718 km | 3,078 km | 149,489 km | 102,462 km | 20,953 km | |
| 2018 | 16,295 km | 16,781 km | 15,618 km | 3,078 km | 150,462 km | 96,353 km | 20,953 km | |
| 2017 | 16,294 km | 16,787 km | 15,559 km | 150,966 km | 93,742 km | 20,953 km | ||
| 2016 | 16,257 km | 16,788 km | 15,650 km | 151,270 km | 91,675 km | 20,953 km | ||
| 2015 | 16,245 km | 16,724 km | 15,711 km | 151,735 km | 89,966 km | 20,953 km | ||
| 2014 | 16,532 km | 16,723 km | 15,506 km | 152,933 km | 85,320 km | |||
| 2013 | 15,861 km | 16,752 km | 15,582 km | 154,322 km | 79,306 km | |||
| 2012 | 15,847 km | 16,742 km | 15,438 km | 153,517 km | 85,843 km | |||
| 2011 | 16,210 km | 16,726 km | 15,681 km | 194,136 km | 72,487 km | |||
| 2010 | 15,888 km | 16,704 km | 15,590 km | 3,016 km | 194,431 km | 66,239 km | ||
| 2009 | 16,239 km | 17,004 km | 15,044 km | 2,886 km | 191,785 km | 65,491 km | ||
| 2008 | 16,273 km | 16,861 km | 15,041 km | 2,896 km | 192,123 km | 60,809 km | ||
| 2007 | 16,263 km | 16,667 km | 15,012 km | 2,895.56 km | 192,508 km | 63,637 km | ||
| 2006 | 16,627 km | 14,472 km | 2,776 km | 191,771 km | 63,412 km | |||
| 2005 | 16,751 km | 14,272 km | 2,813 km | 194,025 km | 62,200 km | |||
| 2004 | 16,530 km | 16,286 km | 14,395 km | 2,811 km | 195,369 km | 61,015 km | ||
| 2003 | 16,833 km | 16,288 km | 14,387 km | 2,811 km | 196,806 km | 60,446 km | ||
| 2002 | 17,010 km | 16,307 km | 13,856 km | 2,806 km | 198,057 km | 59,530 km | ||
| 2001 | 16,992 km | 16,357 km | 13,868 km | 2,809 km | 194,746 km | 59,079 km | ||
| 2000 | 16,992 km | 16,295 km | 13,868 km | 2,802 km | 194,077 km | 58,656 km | ||
| 1999 | 16,989 km | 16,092 km | 13,875 km | 2,808 km | 194,708 km | 57,394 km | ||
| 1998 | 16,999 km | 16,080 km | 13,862 km | 2,808 km | 192,815 km | 57,583 km | 3,908 km | |
| 1997 | 16,991 km | 16,030 km | 13,853 km | 2,805 km | 195,804 km | 57,566 km | 3,913 km | |
| 1996 | 17,001 km | 16,014 km | 13,837 km | 2,739 km | 203,875 km | 56,678 km | 3,913 km | |
| 1995 | 17,001 km | 16,003 km | 13,856 km | 2,739 km | 201,284 km | 54,616 km |
World Bank definition
Rail lines (total route-km)
The total length of rail line in the country operated for passenger transport, goods transport, or both.
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