Ukraine's rail lines (total route-km) was 21,626 in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.36% from 21,705 in 2010.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 21,626 | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | 20,975 | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | 21,705 | 2010 |
| Highest | 22,607 | 1995 |
| Lowest | 20,975 | 2015 |
| Average since 2011 | 21,564 | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | 22,607 | 1995 |
What the numbers say
In 2020, Ukraine's rail lines (total route-km) did not change 0% on 2019 (from 21,626 to 21,626).
Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2019), the average change was −0.2% and a typical year strayed about 0.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above 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 3% in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 3% in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
Closest to Ukraine in the 2020 ranking
- Sudan — 2nd of 2: 2,747
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 26 values
| Year | Rail lines (total route-km) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 21,626 |
| 2019 | 21,626 |
| 2018 | 21,626 |
| 2017 | 21,626 |
| 2016 | 21,603 |
| 2015 | 20,975 |
| 2014 | 21,626 |
| 2013 | 21,626 |
| 2012 | 21,643 |
| 2011 | 21,665 |
| 2010 |
Rail lines (total route-km) in nearby economies
More infrastructure data for Ukraine
- Fixed telephone subscriptions — 1.43 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 3.8 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions — 50.33 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 133.38 (2023)
- Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 25.74% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents — 969 (2024)
- Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 82.47% (2024)
- ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) — US$6.81 billion (2025)
- ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP) — 42.82% (2025)
- Patent applications, nonresidents
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Ukraine's rail lines (total route-km)?
- 21,626 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is down 4.34% from 22,607 in 1995 (0.18% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 22,607 in 1995 and the lowest 20,975 in 2015.
- Is the latest change in rail lines (total route-km) unusual for Ukraine?
- In 2020, Ukraine's rail lines (total route-km) did not change 0% on 2019 (from 21,626 to 21,626). Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2019), the average change was −0.2% and a typical year strayed about 0.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above 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?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC), uri: https://uic-stats.uic.org/.
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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