Length of oil pipelines in Italy from 1990 to 2017

This graph shows the length of the oil pipelines in Italy from 1995 to 2017, in kilometers. As the most economical way to transport oil, oil pipelines are used to transport large quantities of oil, refined oil products or natural gas over land. The market size of oil pipelines increased significantly over the last years throughout the world. The pipelines are made from steel or plastic tubes and fitted with various kinds of insulations.
The total length of oil pipelines in Italy in 2009 was 4,291 kilometers. From 2000 to 2017 the length of oil pipelines in Italy changed from 4,346 kilometers in 2000 to 4,016 kilometers in 2017.