Electrified rail lines as a share of total rail lines fell 31.4% to 6.83% in Ireland in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, electrified rail lines as a share of total rail lines in Ireland reached an all time high of 9.95% in 2015 and an all time low of 0% in 1980.
Ireland has been ranked 20th within the group of 21 countries we follow in terms of electrified rail lines as a share of total rail lines, 20 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Electrified Rail Lines (As % of Total Rail Lines) | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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France | % | ... | 46.0% | 45.7% | 53.7% | 52.8% | 53.4% | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 61.1% | ... | ... | ... | 123% | ... | ||||||||||
Iceland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Ireland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.60% | 5.60% | 7.56% | 7.66% | 7.56% | |||||||||||
Italy | % | ... | 66.1% | 70.0% | 69.9% | 71.4% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Mexico | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Norway | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 61.4% | 60.6% | 60.1% | 60.2% | 58.5% | |||||||
Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Sweden | % | 80.0% | 81.1% | 82.4% | 84.1% | 85.0% | ||||||||||||||||
USA | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | ... | 32.7% | 33.9% | 32.6% | ... |