Rail lines — all countries

Rail lines — Uruguay

Rail lines in Uruguay in 2021 — 1,498 km. Ranked 48 in the world out of 65. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 50.1%.

2021 1,498 km +0% vs 2020
World rank 48of 65
Period maximum 3,002 km1995
Period minimum 1,498 km2014

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — Uruguay, 1995–20211,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 3,002 km1996: 2,993 km1997: 2,993 km1998: 2,993 km1999: 2,993 km2000: 2,993 km2001: 2,993 km2002: 2,993 km2003: 2,993 km2004: 2,993 km2005: 2,993 km2006: 2,993 km2007: 1,641 km2008: 1,641 km2014: 1,498 km2015: 1,498 km2016: 1,498 km2017: 1,498 km2018: 1,498 km2019: 1,498 km2020: 1,498 km2021: 1,498 km
Change over the period: −1,504 (−50.1%) Average annual rate: -2.64 %
Rail lines — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 1,498 +0 +0%
2020 1,498 +0 +0%
2019 1,498 +0 +0%
2018 1,498 +0 +0%
2017 1,498 +0 +0%
2016 1,498 +0 +0%
2015 1,498 +0 +0%
2014 1,498
2008 1,641 +0 +0%
2007 1,641 −1,352 −45.17%
2006 2,993 +0 +0%
2005 2,993 +0 +0%
2004 2,993 +0 +0%
2003 2,993 +0 +0%
2002 2,993 +0 +0%
2001 2,993 +0 +0%
2000 2,993 +0 +0%
1999 2,993 +0 +0%
1998 2,993 +0 +0%
1997 2,993 +0 +0%
1996 2,993 −9 −0.3%
1995 3,002

South America, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CL Chile 2,396 UY Uruguay 1,498

About the indicator

The length of rail lines available for traffic, regardless of the number of parallel tracks on a stretch. Multi-track sections are counted once, so the indicator reflects the configuration of the network rather than its capacity.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.