Rail lines in Indonesia
Indonesia: Rail lines was 5,483 total route-km in 2019. ▼ Falling
Rail lines in Indonesia, 1995–2019
Source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in total route-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rail lines in Indonesia is 5,483 total route-km, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rail lines in Indonesia peaked at 6,458 total route-km in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3,370 total route-km, in 2006.
That places Indonesia 25th out of 104 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Rail lines in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | total route-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6,441 total route-km | — |
| 1996 | 6,441 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,441 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6,441 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6,458 total route-km | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 3,370 total route-km | -47.8% |
| 2007 | 5,213 total route-km | +54.7% |
| 2008 | 5,279 total route-km | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 4,684 total route-km | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 4,828 total route-km | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 4,861 total route-km | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 5,107 total route-km | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 5,196 total route-km | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 5,357 total route-km | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 5,384 total route-km | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 4,749 total route-km | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 5,483 total route-km | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 5,483 total route-km | -0.0% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 5,483 total route-km is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,980 total route-km, 2.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 5,483 total route-km is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,159 total route-km, 1.7× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rail lines in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +54.7% | 3,370 total route-km | 5,213 total route-km |
| 2006 | -47.8% | 6,458 total route-km | 3,370 total route-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,444 total route-km | 6,441 total route-km | 6,458 total route-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 4,621 total route-km | 3,370 total route-km | 5,279 total route-km | 3 |
| 2010s | 5,113 total route-km | 4,684 total route-km | 5,483 total route-km | 10 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More infrastructure data for Indonesia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 347.31 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 122.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.65 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0164 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -49.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.65 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.23 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 Indonesia?
- Rail lines in Indonesia was 5,483 total route-km in 2019, according to Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest rail lines recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,458 total route-km in 1999.
- What is the lowest rail lines recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,370 total route-km in 2006.
- How does Indonesia rank for rail lines?
- Indonesia ranks 25th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
- Is rail lines rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The total length of rail line in the country operated for passenger transport, goods transport, or both.