Rail lines rose 0% to 1,034 km in Estonia in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rail lines in Estonia reached an all time high of 1,034 km in 2016 and an all time low of 787 km in 2010. When compared to Estonia's main peers, rail lines in Finland amounted to 5,926 km, 1,860 km in Latvia, 1,911 km in Lithuania and 85,375 km in Russia in 2016.
Estonia has been ranked 59th within the group of 73 countries we follow in terms of rail lines, 19 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| 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 |
| Australia | km | ... | 1,829 | 1,829 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Belarus | km | 5,469 | 5,470 | 5,470 | 5,459 | 5,459 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | km | 66,585 | 66,989 | 67,212 | 83,717 | 67,278 | ||||||||||||||||
| Estonia | km | 792 | 1,018 | 1,034 | 1,034 | 1,033 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Finland | km | 5,944 | 5,944 | 5,923 | 5,926 | 5,926 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | km | 33,449 | 33,426 | 33,332 | 33,380 | 33,488 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,107 | 5,196 | 5,350 | 5,384 | 5,724 | ... | ||||||||
| Japan | km | 19,436 | 16,703 | 16,704 | 15,108 | 19,249 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Latvia | km | 1,859 | 1,859 | 1,860 | 1,860 | 1,860 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | km | 1,767 | 1,767 | 1,877 | 1,911 | 1,911 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Papua New Guinea | km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | km | 85,266 | 85,266 | 85,262 | 85,375 | 85,545 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | km | 154,322 | 152,933 | 151,735 | 151,270 | 150,966 | ... |
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