Rail lines in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Rail lines was 848 total route-km in 2001. ▲ Rising
Latest (2001)
848 total route-km
Change on year
up 46.0%
World rank
81st
of 104 countries
All-time high
848 total route-km
in 2001
All-time low
581 total route-km
in 1995
Years of data
7
1995–2001
Rail lines in Costa Rica, 1995–2001
Source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in total route-km.
Analysis
In 2001, rail lines in Costa Rica stood at 848 total route-km. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 46.0% on the previous year and up 46.0% over ten years.
Costa Rica ranks 81st of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 581 total route-km | 581 total route-km | 581 total route-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 714.5 total route-km | 581 total route-km | 848 total route-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More infrastructure data for Costa Rica
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.9 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 610,457 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 136.03 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.98 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 15,698 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 7.18 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1.97 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 113 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 22,236 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 87.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rail lines in Costa Rica?
- Rail lines in Costa Rica was 848 total route-km in 2001, according to Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest rail lines recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 848 total route-km in 2001.
- What is the lowest rail lines recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 581 total route-km in 1995.
- How does Costa Rica rank for rail lines?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st out of 104 countries with data for 2001.
- Is rail lines rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.