Rail lines in Sweden
Sweden: Rail lines was 9,714 total route-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Rail lines in Sweden, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in total route-km.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 9,714 total route-km for rail lines in 2021.
That represents a change of down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rail lines in Sweden peaked at 10,929 total route-km in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9,684 total route-km, in 2016.
Sweden ranks 18th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,836 total route-km | 10,705 total route-km | 10,929 total route-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 9,962 total route-km | 9,821 total route-km | 10,698 total route-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,787 total route-km | 9,684 total route-km | 10,014 total route-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,712 total route-km | 9,711 total route-km | 9,714 total route-km | 2 |
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions 796,716 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.69 per 100 people (2024)
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- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 180,974 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 324.82 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 19.55 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 171 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 16,306 cubic meters (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rail lines in Sweden?
- Rail lines in Sweden was 9,714 total route-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest rail lines recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 10,929 total route-km in 1998.
- What is the lowest rail lines recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,684 total route-km in 2016.
- How does Sweden rank for rail lines?
- Sweden ranks 18th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rail lines rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.