Rail lines fell 0.019% to 1,051,768 km in the World in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rail lines in the World reached an all time high of 1,076,590 km in 2010 and an all time low of 938,664 km in 1989. When compared to World's main peers, rail lines in China amounted to 67,092 km, 33,380 km in Germany, 12,835 km in Japan and 151,270 km in USA in 2016.
World has been ranked th within the group of 73 countries we follow in terms of rail lines.
| Rail Lines (km) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Austria | km | 4,950 | 4,956 | 4,937 | 4,917 | 4,953 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | km | 3,582 | 3,631 | 3,607 | 3,602 | 3,605 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Canada | km | ... | 255 | 58,651 | 57,264 | 48,498 | 48,150 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| China | km | 66,585 | 66,989 | 67,212 | 83,717 | 67,278 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | km | 29,979 | 58.0 | 28,866 | 29,237 | 29,248 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | km | 33,449 | 33,426 | 33,332 | 33,380 | 33,488 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | km | 65,436 | 65,808 | 66,030 | 66,687 | 67,368 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | km | 19,436 | 16,703 | 16,704 | 15,108 | 19,249 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mexico | km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26,704 | 11,891 | 11,903 | 11,905 | 14,280 | ... | ||||||||||
| Poland | km | 18,959 | 18,942 | 18,510 | 18,429 | 18,513 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | km | 85,266 | 85,266 | 85,262 | 85,375 | 85,545 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | km | 3,666 | 3,668 | 3,944 | 4,071 | 4,192 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | km | 154,322 | 152,933 | 151,735 | 151,270 | 150,966 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| World | km | 1,051,799 | 1,055,264 | 1,051,968 | 1,051,768 | ... | ... | ... |
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