Length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type in France
France: Length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type was 8,507 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8,507
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 27 countries
All-time high
10,350
in 1962
All-time low
4,996
in 2012
Years of data
36
1962–2024
Length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type in France, 1962–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type in France stood at 8,507.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type in France peaked at 10,350 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 4,996, in 2012.
France ranks 1st of 27 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 10,350 | — |
| 1970 | 8,623 | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 5,951 | -31.0% |
| 1992 | 5,867 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 5,822 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 5,736 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 5,962 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 5,678 | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 6,051 | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 5,732 | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 5,576 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 5,789 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 5,378 | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 5,637 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 5,384 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 5,372 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 5,788 | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 5,497 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 5,744 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 5,200 | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 5,132 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 5,110 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 5,019 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 4,996 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 8,501 | +70.2% |
| 2014 | 8,501 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8,501 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8,501 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8,501 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8,501 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8,501 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8,501 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8,501 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8,501 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8,507 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 8,507 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,350 | 10,350 | 10,350 | 1 |
| 1970s | 8,623 | 8,623 | 8,623 | 1 |
| 1990s | 5,819 | 5,576 | 6,051 | 9 |
| 2000s | 5,492 | 5,132 | 5,789 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,463 | 4,996 | 8,501 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,503 | 8,501 | 8,507 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type in France?
- Length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type in France was 8,507 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 10,350 in 1962.
- What is the lowest length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,996 in 2012.
- How does France rank for length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type?
- France ranks 1st out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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