Rail lines in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Rail lines was 2,939 total route-km in 2018. ▲ Rising
Rail lines in Saudi Arabia, 1995–2018
Source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in total route-km.
Analysis
In 2018, rail lines in Saudi Arabia stood at 2,939 total route-km. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 188.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rail lines in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2,939 total route-km in 2018 and was at its lowest, 958 total route-km, in 2000.
That places Saudi Arabia 45th out of 104 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,018 total route-km | 1,018 total route-km | 1,018 total route-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,020 total route-km | 958 total route-km | 1,078 total route-km | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,324 total route-km | 1,412 total route-km | 2,939 total route-km | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 42 Vietnam 3,159 total route-km compare
- 43 Mozambique 3,116 total route-km compare
- 44 Netherlands 3,041 total route-km compare
- 46 Bangladesh 2,877 total route-km compare
- 47 Sudan 2,747 total route-km compare
- 48 Tanzania 2,701 total route-km compare
More infrastructure data for Saudi Arabia
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 19.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 159.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 54.18 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 302,451 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 1,037 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 47.98 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 2.4 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 74.59 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 100.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rail lines in Saudi Arabia?
- Rail lines in Saudi Arabia was 2,939 total route-km in 2018, according to Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest rail lines recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,939 total route-km in 2018.
- What is the lowest rail lines recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 958 total route-km in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for rail lines?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 45th out of 104 countries with data for 2018.
- Is rail lines rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 188.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.