Rail lines in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Rail lines was 16,006 total route-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
16,006 total route-km
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
14th
of 104 countries
All-time high
16,063 total route-km
in 2020
All-time low
13,537 total route-km
in 1996
Years of data
27
1995–2021
Rail lines in Kazakhstan, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in total route-km.
Analysis
In 2021, rail lines in Kazakhstan stood at 16,006 total route-km.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rail lines in Kazakhstan peaked at 16,063 total route-km in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13,537 total route-km, in 1996.
Kazakhstan ranks 14th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Rail lines in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | total route-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 13,736 total route-km | — |
| 1996 | 13,537 total route-km | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 13,660 total route-km | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 13,642 total route-km | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 13,601 total route-km | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 13,545 total route-km | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 13,597 total route-km | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 13,597 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13,770 total route-km | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 14,203 total route-km | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 14,204 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14,205 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14,205 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14,205 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14,192 total route-km | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 14,184 total route-km | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 14,319 total route-km | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 14,759 total route-km | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 14,767 total route-km | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 14,767 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14,767 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15,529 total route-km | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 16,040 total route-km | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 16,061 total route-km | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 16,061 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16,063 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16,006 total route-km | -0.4% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 16,006 total route-km is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,980 total route-km, 8.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 16,006 total route-km is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,619 total route-km, 4.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,635 total route-km | 13,537 total route-km | 13,736 total route-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 13,972 total route-km | 13,545 total route-km | 14,205 total route-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,125 total route-km | 14,184 total route-km | 16,061 total route-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,034 total route-km | 16,006 total route-km | 16,063 total route-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More infrastructure data for Kazakhstan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 26.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 127.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.44 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.87 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1186 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rail lines in Kazakhstan?
- Rail lines in Kazakhstan was 16,006 total route-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest rail lines recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 16,063 total route-km in 2020.
- What is the lowest rail lines recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,537 total route-km in 1996.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for rail lines?
- Kazakhstan ranks 14th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rail lines rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.