Rail lines in Cameroon
Cameroon: Rail lines was 884 total route-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Rail lines in Cameroon, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in total route-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rail lines in Cameroon is 884 total route-km, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rail lines in Cameroon peaked at 1,016 total route-km in 1998 and was at its lowest, 884 total route-km, in 2017.
That places Cameroon 80th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,010 total route-km | 1,006 total route-km | 1,016 total route-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 990.35 total route-km | 974 total route-km | 1,016 total route-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 934.83 total route-km | 884 total route-km | 1,004 total route-km | 6 |
| 2020s | 884 total route-km | 884 total route-km | 884 total route-km | 2 |
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More infrastructure data for Cameroon
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2318 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,507 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 31.52 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 6,200 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.0177 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 331,025 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 273 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 9,880 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 46.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rail lines in Cameroon?
- Rail lines in Cameroon was 884 total route-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest rail lines recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,016 total route-km in 1998.
- What is the lowest rail lines recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 884 total route-km in 2017.
- How does Cameroon rank for rail lines?
- Cameroon ranks 80th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rail lines rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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The total length of rail line in the country operated for passenger transport, goods transport, or both.