Rail lines in Morocco
Morocco: Rail lines was 2,295 total route-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
2,295 total route-km
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
54th
of 104 countries
All-time high
2,295 total route-km
in 2018
All-time low
1,907 total route-km
in 1995
Years of data
27
1995–2021
Rail lines in Morocco, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in total route-km.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 2,295 total route-km for rail lines in 2021. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rail lines in Morocco peaked at 2,295 total route-km in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,907 total route-km, in 1995.
That places Morocco 54th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Rail lines in Morocco, year by year
| Year | total route-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,907 total route-km | — |
| 1996 | 1,907 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,907 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,907 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,907 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,907 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,907 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,907 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,907 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,907 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,907 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,907 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,907 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,989 total route-km | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 2,190 total route-km | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 2,109 total route-km | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 2,109 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,109 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,109 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,109 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,109 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,109 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,109 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,295 total route-km | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 2,295 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,295 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,295 total route-km | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 2,295 total route-km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 929.5 total route-km, 2.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 2,295 total route-km is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,370 total route-km, 97% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,907 total route-km | 1,907 total route-km | 1,907 total route-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,944 total route-km | 1,907 total route-km | 2,190 total route-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,146 total route-km | 2,109 total route-km | 2,295 total route-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,295 total route-km | 2,295 total route-km | 2,295 total route-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More infrastructure data for Morocco
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 58.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 153.06 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.04 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.98 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0797 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.04 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.53 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rail lines in Morocco?
- Rail lines in Morocco was 2,295 total route-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest rail lines recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 2,295 total route-km in 2018.
- What is the lowest rail lines recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,907 total route-km in 1995.
- How does Morocco rank for rail lines?
- Morocco ranks 54th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rail lines rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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.