Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) in Europe
Europe: Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) was 1.4 km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) in Europe, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km.
Analysis
In 2021, rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) in Europe stood at 1.4 km. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) in Europe peaked at 1.5 km in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.4 km, in 2015.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) in Europe, year by year
| Year | km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5 km | — |
| 2001 | 1.5 km | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.5 km | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5 km | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.5 km | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.5 km | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.5 km | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5 km | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5 km | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5 km | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5 km | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5 km | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5 km | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.5 km | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5 km | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4 km | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.5 km | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 1.5 km | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4 km | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.4 km | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4 km | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4 km | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5 km | 1.5 km | 1.5 km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 km | 1.4 km | 1.5 km | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 km | 1.4 km | 1.4 km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 3 Luxembourg 10.5 km compare
- 4 Switzerland 10 km compare
- 4 Viet Nam 1 km compare
- 5 Germany 9.3 km compare
- 6 Hungary 8.6 km compare
- 7 Israel 7.8 km compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.2 km compare
- 8 Slovakia 7.4 km compare
- 9 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 7.3 km compare
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 25.71 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 17.61 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.16 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) in Europe?
- Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) in Europe was 1.4 km in 2021, 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 km in 2000.
- What is the lowest rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 km in 2015.
- How does Europe rank for rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area)?
- Europe ranks 6th out of 18 groups with data for 2021.
- Is rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe 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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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.