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Railroad lines, total length in km, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 9 countries was 3286 km. The highest value was in South Africa: 20953 km and the lowest value was in Burkina Faso: 518 km. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: km; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Railroad lines, km, 2021 Global rank Available data
South Africa 20953 1 2015 - 2021
DR Congo 3641 2 1995 - 2021
Botswana 886 3 1995 - 2021
Cameroon 884 4 1995 - 2021
Mauritania 728 5 2002 - 2021
Madagascar 673 6 1995 - 2021
Gabon 648 7 1995 - 2021
Ivory Coast 639 8 2000 - 2021
Burkina Faso 518 9 1995 - 2021


Definition: Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks.
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