Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) in United States of America
United States of America: Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) was 1.5 km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) in United States of America, 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 United States of America stood at 1.5 km. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) in United States of America peaked at 2.1 km in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.5 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 km | — |
| 2001 | 2 km | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.1 km | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 2 km | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 2 km | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 km | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 km | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 km | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 km | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 km | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 km | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 km | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6 km | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 1.6 km | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.6 km | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5 km | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 1.5 km | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5 km | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5 km | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5 km | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5 km | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5 km | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.01 km | 2 km | 2.1 km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 km | 1.5 km | 2 km | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 km | 1.5 km | 1.5 km | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 1 Czechia 11.9 km compare
- 1 Republic of Moldova 3.4 km compare
- 2 Belgium 11.8 km compare
- 2 Türkiye 1.3 km compare
- 3 Luxembourg 10.5 km compare
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 1.2 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
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.5 km compare
- 7 Israel 7.8 km compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 0.3 km compare
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- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
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- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.53 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 3.67 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) in United States of America?
- Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) in United States of America was 1.5 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 km in 2002.
- What is the lowest rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 km in 2015.
- How does United States of America rank for rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area)?
- United States of America ranks 4th 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 United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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.