Rail lines in Mongolia
Mongolia: Rail lines was 1,821 total route-km in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
1,821 total route-km
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 104 countries
All-time high
1,822 total route-km
in 2014
All-time low
1,810 total route-km
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2021
Rail lines in Mongolia, 1996–2021
Source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in total route-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rail lines in Mongolia is 1,821 total route-km, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rail lines in Mongolia peaked at 1,822 total route-km in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,810 total route-km, in 1996.
Mongolia ranks 61st of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Rail lines in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | total route-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1,810 total route-km | — |
| 1997 | 1,810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,814 total route-km | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,815 total route-km | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,810 total route-km | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,822 total route-km | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1,810 total route-km | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1,810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,810 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,814 total route-km | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,821 total route-km | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1,821 total route-km | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 1,821 total route-km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,980 total route-km, 92% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 1,821 total route-km is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,159 total route-km, 58% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,810 total route-km | 1,810 total route-km | 1,810 total route-km | 4 |
| 2000s | 1,810 total route-km | 1,810 total route-km | 1,810 total route-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,813 total route-km | 1,810 total route-km | 1,822 total route-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,821 total route-km | 1,821 total route-km | 1,821 total route-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More infrastructure data for Mongolia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.89 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.67 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 519,169 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1473 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 519,169 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.39 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 Mongolia?
- Rail lines in Mongolia was 1,821 total route-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest rail lines recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,822 total route-km in 2014.
- What is the lowest rail lines recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,810 total route-km in 1996.
- How does Mongolia rank for rail lines?
- Mongolia ranks 61st out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rail lines rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.