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Algeria · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

53rd of 149 · 10th in MENA+
Air transport, passengers carriedAlgeria's air transport, passengers carried rose from 3.24M in 1994 to 7.16M in 2023.19952000200520102015202002M4M6M8M7.16M

Algeria's air transport, passengers carried rose from 3.24M in 1994 to 7.16M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

91st of 137 · 17th in MENA+
Air transport, freightAlgeria's air transport, freight fell from 24.2 in 1994 to 8.6 in 2023.19952000200520102015202001020308.6

Algeria's air transport, freight fell from 24.2 in 1994 to 8.6 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

27th of 65 · 2nd in MENA+
Rail lines (total route-km)Algeria's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 4,290 km in 1995 to 4,001 km in 2021.1995200020052010201520203,5004,0004,5004,001 km

Algeria's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 4,290 km in 1995 to 4,001 km in 2021.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

46th of 64 · 5th in MENA+
Railways, passengers carriedAlgeria's railways, passengers carried fell from 1,797 in 1995 to 348 in 2020.19952000200520102015202005001,0001,5002,000348

Algeria's railways, passengers carried fell from 1,797 in 1995 to 348 in 2020.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

54th of 67 · 5th in MENA+
Railways, goods transportedAlgeria's railways, goods transported fell from 1,946 in 1995 to 908 in 2019.199520002005201020155001,0001,5002,0002,500908

Algeria's railways, goods transported fell from 1,946 in 1995 to 908 in 2019.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

52nd of 103 · 10th in MENA+
Container port trafficAlgeria's container port traffic rose from 1.2M in 2010 to 1.83M in 2024.201020122014201620182020202220241M1.2M1.4M1.6M1.8M2M1.83M

Algeria's container port traffic rose from 1.2M in 2010 to 1.83M in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

89th of 165 · 17th in MENA+
Liner shipping connectivity indexAlgeria's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 11.0 in 2006 to 12.2 in 2021.2010201520209101112131412.2

Algeria's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 11.0 in 2006 to 12.2 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

96th of 138 · 11th in MENA+
Logistics performance index, overallAlgeria's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.1 in 2007 to 2.5 in 2022.20102015202022.22.42.62.832.5

Algeria's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.1 in 2007 to 2.5 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

1st of 215 · 1st in MENA+
Access to electricity (% of population)Algeria's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 98.6 % in 2000 to 100.0 % in 2024.2000200520102015202098%99%99%100%100%101%100.0 %

Algeria's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 98.6 % in 2000 to 100.0 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

118th of 183 · 16th in MENA+
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryAlgeria's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 22.5 /100k in 2000 to 20.9 /100k in 2019.200020052010201520.52121.52222.52320.9 /100k

Algeria's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 22.5 /100k in 2000 to 20.9 /100k in 2019.

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