Norway's rail lines (total route-km) was 3,885 in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 6.48% from 4,154 in 2011 (0.67% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 3,885 | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 4,209 | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 4,154 | 2011 |
| Highest | 4,219 | 2014 |
| Lowest | 3,885 | 2020 |
| Average since 2014 | 4,116 | 2014–2021 |
| First recorded | 4,023 | 1995 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Norway's rail lines (total route-km) did not change 0% on 2020 (from 3,885 to 3,885).
Across the 17 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2020), the average change was +0.1% and a typical year strayed about 1.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.3% in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.4% in 2002. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Norway had the 26th highest value of the 61 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Norway in the 2021 ranking
- Switzerland — 23rd of 61: 4,122
- Bulgaria — 24th of 61: 4,031
- Algeria — 25th of 61: 4,001
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 27th of 61: 3,641
- Slovak Republic — 28th of 61: 3,626
- Belgium — 29th of 61: 3,612
What this measures
The total length of rail line in the country operated for passenger transport, goods transport, or both.
Limitations: Data for transport sectors are not always internationally comparable. Unlike for demographic statistics, national income accounts, and international trade data, the collection of infrastructure data has not been "internationalized". The data from UIC is based on voluntary reporting by railway companies, and can show drastic increases or decreases for some of the years due to lack of reporting by some of the companies in that country.
All 22 values
| Year | Rail lines (total route-km) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,885 |
| 2020 | 3,885 |
| 2019 | no data |
| 2018 | 4,200 |
| 2017 | 4,208 |
| 2016 | 4,209 |
| 2015 | 4,209 |
| 2014 | 4,219 |
| 2013 | no data |
| 2012 | no data |
| 2011 |
Rail lines (total route-km) in nearby economies
More infrastructure data for Norway
- Fixed telephone subscriptions — 73,208 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 1.31 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions — 6.1 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 109.35 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents — 539 (2024)
- Patent applications, residents — 732 (2024)
- Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 99% (2024)
- Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 52.84% (2024)
- ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) — US$5.8 billion (2025)
- ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Norway's rail lines (total route-km)?
- 3,885 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is down 3.43% from 4,023 in 1995 (0.13% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 4,219 in 2014 and the lowest 3,885 in 2020.
- How does Norway rank?
- 26th highest of 61 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in rail lines (total route-km) unusual for Norway?
- In 2021, Norway's rail lines (total route-km) did not change 0% on 2020 (from 3,885 to 3,885). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2020), the average change was +0.1% and a typical year strayed about 1.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IS.RRS.TOTL.KM, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC), uri: https://uic-stats.uic.org/ Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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