Rail lines in Mauritania
Mauritania: Rail lines was 728 total route-km in 2021. ▬ Flat
Rail lines in Mauritania, 2002–2021
Source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in total route-km.
Analysis
In 2021, rail lines in Mauritania stood at 728 total route-km. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, rail lines in Mauritania peaked at 728 total route-km in 2007 and was at its lowest, 717 total route-km, in 2002.
That places Mauritania 85th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 725.25 total route-km | 717 total route-km | 728 total route-km | 4 |
| 2010s | 728 total route-km | 728 total route-km | 728 total route-km | 5 |
| 2020s | 728 total route-km | 728 total route-km | 728 total route-km | 2 |
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More infrastructure data for Mauritania
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3095 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15,997 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.76 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 4,365 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0 million ton-km (2019)
- Air transport, passengers carried 328,992 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 0.4 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 82.04 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 45.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rail lines in Mauritania?
- Rail lines in Mauritania was 728 total route-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest rail lines recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 728 total route-km in 2007.
- What is the lowest rail lines recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 717 total route-km in 2002.
- How does Mauritania rank for rail lines?
- Mauritania ranks 85th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rail lines rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.