Rail lines in Gabon
Gabon: Rail lines was 648 total route-km in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
648 total route-km
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
90th
of 104 countries
All-time high
814 total route-km
in 1996
All-time low
648 total route-km
in 2019
Years of data
27
1995–2021
Rail lines in Gabon, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in total route-km.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 648 total route-km for rail lines in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rail lines in Gabon peaked at 814 total route-km in 1996 and was at its lowest, 648 total route-km, in 2019.
Gabon ranks 90th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Rail lines in Gabon, year by year
| Year | total route-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 683 total route-km | — |
| 1996 | 814 total route-km | +19.2% |
| 1997 | 814 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 814 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 814 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 731 total route-km | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 731 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 731 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 731 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 810 total route-km | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 813 total route-km | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 810 total route-km | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 648 total route-km | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 648 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 648 total route-km | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 648 total route-km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,980 total route-km, 33% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 648 total route-km is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 889.6 total route-km, 73% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 787.8 total route-km | 683 total route-km | 814 total route-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 778.7 total route-km | 731 total route-km | 813 total route-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 793.8 total route-km | 648 total route-km | 810 total route-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 648 total route-km | 648 total route-km | 648 total route-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 87 North Macedonia 683 total route-km compare
- 88 Madagascar 673 total route-km compare
- 89 Cambodia 650 total route-km compare
- 91 Cote d'Ivoire 639 total route-km compare
- 92 Tajikistan 620 total route-km compare
- 93 El Salvador 547 total route-km compare
More infrastructure data for Gabon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.34 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,119 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 23.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 67,119 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.25 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rail lines in Gabon?
- Rail lines in Gabon was 648 total route-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest rail lines recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 814 total route-km in 1996.
- What is the lowest rail lines recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 648 total route-km in 2019.
- How does Gabon rank for rail lines?
- Gabon ranks 90th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rail lines rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gabon 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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The total length of rail line in the country operated for passenger transport, goods transport, or both.