Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) was 10 km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) in Switzerland, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 10 km for rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) in Switzerland peaked at 10 km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.8 km, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 4th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8 km | — |
| 2001 | 7.8 km | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.8 km | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.8 km | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.2 km | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 8.2 km | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.6 km | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 8.1 km | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 8.6 km | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 8.7 km | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.7 km | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.6 km | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.6 km | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.7 km | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 9.7 km | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 9.6 km | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.8 km | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 9.8 km | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.8 km | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.8 km | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 8.9 km | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 10 km | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.16 km | 7.8 km | 8.7 km | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.21 km | 8.6 km | 9.8 km | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.45 km | 8.9 km | 10 km | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) in Switzerland?
- Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) in Switzerland was 10 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 10 km in 2021.
- What is the lowest rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8 km in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area)?
- Switzerland ranks 4th out of 83 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.