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Europe > Spain > Transportation

SPANISH TRANSPORTATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Air transport, freight > million tons per km 1,021.74 million tons/km Time series [24th of 153]
Air transport, passengers carried 49,855,010 Time series [7th of 164]
    Air transport, passengers carried (per capita) 1,148.782 per 1,000 people Time series [30th of 177]
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 586,438 Time series [8th of 164]
    Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide (per capita) 13.513 per 1,000 people Time series [37th of 177]
Airbus A400M > Orders > Date May 27, 2003
Airbus A400M > Orders > EIS 2011
Airbus A400M > Orders > Orders 27 [3rd of 10]
Aircraft departures 517,500 [8th of 155]
    Aircraft departures (per capita) 12.8281 per 1,000 people [37th of 155]
Airports 154 Time series [37th of 247]
    Airports (per $ GDP) 0.128 per billion $ of GDP Time series [162nd of 200]
    Airports (per capita) 3.807 per million people Time series [160th of 234]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 18 Time series [31st of 181]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP) 20.173 per $1 trillion of GDP [143rd of 150]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 0.445 per million people Time series [115th of 178]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 11 Time series [40th of 158]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per $ GDP) 0.01 per $1 billion of GDP [137th of 141]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita) 0.272 per million people Time series [114th of 156]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 25 Time series [24th of 157]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 0.024 per $1 billion of GDP [119th of 133]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 0.618 per million people Time series [76th of 156]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m 18 Time series [9th of 157]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per $ GDP) 16.138 per $1 trillion of GDP [119th of 136]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per capita) 0.445 per million people Time series [54th of 156]
Airports > With paved runways > Total 96 Time series [25th of 234]
    Airports > With paved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 0.078 per billion $ of GDP Time series [161st of 179]
    Airports > With paved runways > Total (per capita) 2.373 per million people Time series [131st of 228]
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m 24 Time series [19th of 129]
    Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP) 21.242 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [93rd of 121]
    Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m (per capita) 0.593 per million people Time series [57th of 127]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 2 Time series [87th of 133]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP) 2.017 per $1 trillion of GDP [114th of 118]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 0.049 per million people Time series [109th of 130]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 14 Time series [59th of 175]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 15.129 per $1 trillion of GDP [141st of 152]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 0.346 per million people Time series [127th of 170]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Over 3047 m 1 Time series [32nd of 33]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Over 3047 m (per capita) 23.042 per billion people Time series [22nd of 32]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total 58 Time series [62nd of 204]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 49.837 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [151st of 165]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per capita) 1.434 per million people Time series [145th of 195]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m 42 Time series [47th of 187]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP) 35.948 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [145th of 172]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per capita) 1.038 per million people Time series [118th of 184]
Container port traffic 9,170,109 TEU Time series [11th of 63]
Driving side of the road > Left or right Right side
Heliports 8 Time series [25th of 99]
    Heliports (per $ GDP) 6.536 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [54th of 81]
    Heliports (per capita) 0.198 per million people Time series [54th of 96]
Highways > Paved 657,157 km Time series [2nd of 113]
    Highways > Paved (per capita) 16.459 km per 1,000 people Time series [2nd of 108]
Highways > Total 663,795 km Time series [4th of 118]
    Highways > Total (per capita) 16.626 km per 1,000 people Time series [4th of 113]
Highways > Unpaved 6,638 km Time series [61st of 113]
    Highways > Unpaved (per capita) 0.166 km per 1,000 people Time series [99th of 108]
Merchant marine > A note
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Croatia 1, Cuba 2, Denmark 1, Germany 7, Italy 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 6, Uruguay 3 (2002 est.)
Merchant marine > By type
bulk carrier 9, cargo 14, chemical tanker 11, container 22, liquefied gas 11, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 47, petroleum tanker 16, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 15, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 5
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned 26 Time series [46th of 122]
Merchant marine > Note
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Croatia 1, Cuba 2, Denmark 1, Germany 7, Italy 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 6, Uruguay 3
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries 110 Time series [28th of 118]
Merchant marine > Ships by type
bulk 9, cargo 31, chemical tanker 10, container 13, liquefied gas 5, livestock carrier 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 22, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 33, short-sea passenger 6, vehicle carrier 4
Merchant marine > Total 158 Time series [41st of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total (per $ GDP) 0.138 per billion $ of GDP Time series [100th of 132]
    Merchant marine > Total (per capita) 3.902 per million people Time series [91st of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt 2,282,245 Dwt Time series [42nd of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per $ GDP) 1.531 Dwt per million $ of GDP Time series [98th of 129]
    Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per capita) 56.424 Dwt per 1,000 people Time series [76th of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT 2,365,450 GRT Time series [37th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per $ GDP) 1.555 GRT per million $ of GDP Time series [98th of 130]
    Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per capita) 58.481 GRT per 1,000 people Time series [69th of 156]
Motor vehicles 471 motor vehicles per 100 p [16th of 134]
Norwegian car number plates > Corpse Diplomatique Identifiers > Country identifier 72 [11th of 41]
Pipelines
gas 7,858 km; oil 622 km; refined products 3,445 km
Pipelines > All types
gas 7,306 km; oil 730 km; refined products 3,512 km (2004)
Pipelines > Gas 7,306 km [17th of 107]
    Pipelines > Gas (per $ GDP) 7.369 km per $1 billion of GDP [73rd of 101]
    Pipelines > Gas (per capita) 180.851 km per 1 million people [48th of 107]
Pipelines > Oil 730 km [55th of 97]
    Pipelines > Oil (per $ GDP) 0.736 km per $1 billion of GDP [84th of 92]
    Pipelines > Oil (per capita) 18.07 km per 1 million people [78th of 97]
Pipelines > Refined products 3,512 km [10th of 53]
    Pipelines > Refined products (per $ GDP) 3.542 km per $1 billion of GDP [31st of 52]
    Pipelines > Refined products (per capita) 86.935 km per 1 million people [8th of 53]
Pipelines > Total length 11,548 km [24th of 120]
    Pipelines > Total length (per $ GDP) 11.648 km per $1 billion of GDP [96th of 113]
    Pipelines > Total length (per capita) 285.857 km per 1 million people [56th of 120]
Ports and harbors
Aviles, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cadiz, Cartagena, Castellon de la Plana, Ceuta, Huelva, A Coruna, Las Palmas (Canary Islands), Malaga, Melilla, Pasajes, Gijon, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands), Santander, Tarragona, Valencia, Vigo
Ports and terminals
Algeciras, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cartagena, Huelva, Tarragona, Valencia
Rail lines > total route-km 14,484 km Time series [17th of 111]
Rail usage statistics > Distance travelled by rail per inhabitant in km/year Kilometres/year 420 [25th of 38]
Rail usage statistics > Freight rail by billions of tonne-kilometers > Billion tonne-kilometres 11.59 [26th of 29]
Rail usage statistics > Passenger-km of rail transport, in billion/year > Billion passenger-kilometres 21.05 [14th of 31]
Railways > Broad gauge
11,919 km 1.668-m gauge (6,950 km electrified)
Railways > Narrow gauge
1,928 km 1.000-m gauge (815 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified)
Railways > Standard gauge 1,099 km Time series [39th of 64]
    Railways > Standard gauge (per $ GDP) 0.898 km per billion $ of GDP Time series [51st of 64]
Railways > Total 14,974 km Time series [17th of 220]
    Railways > Total (per $ GDP) 12.234 km per billion $ of GDP Time series [107th of 189]
    Railways > Total (per capita) 343.864 km per million people Time series [46th of 218]
Railways, goods transported > million ton-km 11,586 million ton-km Time series [27th of 84]
    Railways, goods transported > million ton-km (per capita) 266.97 million ton-km per 1 mi Time series [44th of 111]
Railways, passengers carried > million passenger-km 21,047 million passenger-km Time series [14th of 83]
    Railways, passengers carried > million passenger-km (per capita) 484.975 million passenger-km pe Time series [24th of 108]
Roads, goods transported > million ton-km 132,868 million ton-km Time series [11th of 52]
    Roads, goods transported > million ton-km (per capita) 3.163 million ton-km per 1 mi Time series [12th of 72]
Roads, passengers carried > million passenger-km 397,117 million passenger-km Time series [8th of 33]
    Roads, passengers carried > million passenger-km (per capita) 9.454 million passenger-km pe Time series [9th of 50]
Roads, paved > % of total roads 99 % Time series [10th of 163]
Roads, total network > km 666,291.5 km Time series [6th of 172]
Roadways > Paved 681,224 km Time series [5th of 81]
Roadways > Total 681,224 km Time series [7th of 85]
Roadways > Unpaved 6,663 km Time series [39th of 79]
Speed limit > Speed limits in specific countries > Within Towns 50
Travel services > % of commercial service exports 51.42 % Time series [57th of 153]
Travel services > % of commercial service imports 23.09 % Time series [72nd of 153]
Vehicle abundance 37.42 per square km [22nd of 141]
Waterways 1,000 km Time series [20th of 165]
World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations > participating countries > Code 9 [36th of 44]

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: Airbus A400M ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; World standards on users.pandora.be; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Wikipedia: Norwegian car number plates ; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; Wikipedia: Rail usage statistics by country ; Wikipedia: Rail usage statistics by country; Wikipedia: Speed limit ; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001; Wikipedia: World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations

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