Rail lines (total route-km) in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Rail lines (total route-km) was 620 total route-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
620 total route-km
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
92nd
of 104 countries
All-time high
662 total route-km
in 2020
All-time low
483 total route-km
in 1995
Years of data
27
1995–2021
Rail lines in Tajikistan, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in total route-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rail lines in Tajikistan is 620 total route-km, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rail lines in Tajikistan peaked at 662 total route-km in 2020 and was at its lowest, 483 total route-km, in 1995.
That places Tajikistan 92nd out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Rail lines (total route-km) in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | total route-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 483 total route-km | — |
| 1996 | 483 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 483 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 547 total route-km | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 483 total route-km | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 533 total route-km | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 612 total route-km | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 617 total route-km | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 617 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 617 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 617 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 617 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 617 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 617 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 616 total route-km | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 620.7 total route-km | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 620.7 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 608 total route-km | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 587 total route-km | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 597 total route-km | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 597 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 620 total route-km | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 620 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 620 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 620 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 662 total route-km | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 620 total route-km | -6.3% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 620 total route-km is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 929.5 total route-km, 67% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 620 total route-km is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,619 total route-km, 17% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 495.8 total route-km | 483 total route-km | 547 total route-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 608 total route-km | 533 total route-km | 617 total route-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 611.04 total route-km | 587 total route-km | 620.7 total route-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 641 total route-km | 620 total route-km | 662 total route-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 89 Cambodia 650 total route-km compare
- 90 Gabon 648 total route-km compare
- 91 Cote d'Ivoire 639 total route-km compare
- 93 El Salvador 547 total route-km compare
- 94 Burkina Faso 518 total route-km compare
- 95 Philippines 509 total route-km compare
More infrastructure data for Tajikistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.92 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.22 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 229,778 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.21 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0221 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.3029 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 229,778 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7622 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rail lines in Tajikistan?
- Rail lines in Tajikistan was 620 total route-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest rail lines recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 662 total route-km in 2020.
- What is the lowest rail lines recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 483 total route-km in 1995.
- How does Tajikistan rank for rail lines?
- Tajikistan ranks 92nd out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rail lines rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.