Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) in Asia

Asia: Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) was 1 km in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1 km
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
4th
of 9 groups
All-time high
1 km
in 2018
All-time low
0.7 km
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) in Asia, 2000–2019

00.20.40.60.812000200920192000: 0.7 km2001: 0.8 km2002: 0.8 km2003: 0.8 km2004: 0.8 km2005: 0.8 km2006: 0.8 km2007: 0.8 km2008: 0.8 km2009: 0.8 km2010: 0.8 km2011: 0.8 km2012: 0.9 km2013: 0.9 km2014: 0.9 km2015: 0.9 km2016: 0.9 km2017: 0.9 km2018: 1 km2019: 1 km

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km.

Analysis

In 2019, rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) in Asia stood at 1 km. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) in Asia peaked at 1 km in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7 km, in 2000.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) — Value in Asia, 2000 to 2019.
Year km Change
2000 0.7 km
2001 0.8 km +14.3%
2002 0.8 km +0.0%
2003 0.8 km +0.0%
2004 0.8 km +0.0%
2005 0.8 km +0.0%
2006 0.8 km +0.0%
2007 0.8 km +0.0%
2008 0.8 km +0.0%
2009 0.8 km +0.0%
2010 0.8 km +0.0%
2011 0.8 km +0.0%
2012 0.9 km +12.5%
2013 0.9 km +0.0%
2014 0.9 km +0.0%
2015 0.9 km +0.0%
2016 0.9 km +0.0%
2017 0.9 km +0.0%
2018 1 km +11.1%
2019 1 km +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.79 km 0.7 km 0.8 km 10
2010s 0.9 km 0.8 km 1 km 10

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 Czechia 11.9 km compare
  2. 2 Belgium 11.8 km compare
  3. 2 Türkiye 1.3 km compare
  4. 3 Luxembourg 10.5 km compare
  5. 4 Switzerland 10 km compare
  6. 4 Viet Nam 1 km compare
  7. 5 Germany 9.3 km compare
  8. 6 Hungary 8.6 km compare
  9. 7 Israel 7.8 km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) in Asia?
Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) in Asia was 1 km in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 1 km in 2018.
What is the lowest rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7 km in 2000.
How does Asia rank for rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area)?
Asia ranks 4th out of 9 groups with data for 2019.
Is rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) — Value
Unit
km
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
110 places, 1,918 data points, 2000–2021
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