Rail lines in Belarus
Belarus: Rail lines was 5,474 total route-km in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
5,474 total route-km
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
26th
of 104 countries
All-time high
5,547 total route-km
in 1996
All-time low
5,454 total route-km
in 2020
Years of data
27
1995–2021
Rail lines in Belarus, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in total route-km.
Analysis
In 2021, rail lines in Belarus stood at 5,474 total route-km.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rail lines in Belarus peaked at 5,547 total route-km in 1996 and was at its lowest, 5,454 total route-km, in 2020.
Belarus ranks 26th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,537 total route-km | 5,523 total route-km | 5,547 total route-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 5,500 total route-km | 5,491 total route-km | 5,512 total route-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,467 total route-km | 5,459 total route-km | 5,482 total route-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,464 total route-km | 5,454 total route-km | 5,474 total route-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More infrastructure data for Belarus
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 45.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.14 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131.12 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.88 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 13,168 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 5.57 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1.32 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 34 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,684 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 94.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rail lines in Belarus?
- Rail lines in Belarus was 5,474 total route-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest rail lines recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 5,547 total route-km in 1996.
- What is the lowest rail lines recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,454 total route-km in 2020.
- How does Belarus rank for rail lines?
- Belarus ranks 26th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rail lines rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC), published as part of Rail lines (total route-km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total length of rail line in the country operated for passenger transport, goods transport, or both.