Railway Electrification Across Europe by Country

by Writersroom Boardwalk: Europe

Ireland brings up the rear of this 36-country ranking at 2.6%, and the gap from there is steep: Lithuania 8.1%, Estonia 12.0%, Latvia 13.7%, then North Macedonia 34.3% and Czechia 34.4%. Denmark sits 30th at 35.4%, with Romania and the United Kingdom both at 38.0%, Croatia 38.7% and Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.1%. Greece lands at 40.6%, Slovakia 43.6%, Hungary 45.3%, Ukraine 47.5% and Slovenia 50.1%. At the top of the list, Switzerland is at 99.8%, Georgia 98.4%, Luxembourg 96.7%, Montenegro 90.5% and Belgium 88.0%. Sweden follows at 75.1%, Bulgaria 74.6%, Netherlands 74.4%, Austria 74.0% and Serbia 73.7%. Italy is at 72.7%, Portugal 70.9%, Spain 65.6%, Norway 63.8% and Poland 62.2%. Finland comes in at 61.5%, France 61.0%, Germany 55.3%, Russia 52.0% and Türkiye 57.5%, which lands at 20 while Russia takes 19, so the numbering doesn't run strictly downward. Figures credited to Eurostat, Railway Network Statistics and other web sources.