Rail lines in Canada
Canada: Rail lines was 48,150 total route-km in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
48,150 total route-km
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
5th
of 104 countries
All-time high
48,498 total route-km
in 2016
All-time low
45,582 total route-km
in 2015
Years of data
8
2014–2021
Rail lines in Canada, 2014–2021
Source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in total route-km.
Analysis
Canada recorded 48,150 total route-km for rail lines in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Canada ranks 5th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47,479 total route-km | 45,582 total route-km | 48,498 total route-km | 6 |
| 2020s | 48,230 total route-km | 48,150 total route-km | 48,309 total route-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More infrastructure data for Canada
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 27.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.97 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 94.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 37.40 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1.08 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 2,036 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 88.62 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 2,850 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 73,170 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 94.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rail lines in Canada?
- Rail lines in Canada was 48,150 total route-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest rail lines recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 48,498 total route-km in 2016.
- What is the lowest rail lines recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,582 total route-km in 2015.
- How does Canada rank for rail lines?
- Canada ranks 5th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rail lines rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada 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.