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Australia · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 9 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

17th of 149 · 5th in East Asia & Pacific
Air transport, passengers carriedAustralia's air transport, passengers carried rose from 26.9M in 1994 to 69M in 2023.19952000200520102015202020M40M60M80M69M

Australia's air transport, passengers carried rose from 26.9M in 1994 to 69M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

27th of 137 · 8th in East Asia & Pacific
Air transport, freightAustralia's air transport, freight fell from 1,646 in 1994 to 1,188 in 2023.1995200020052010201520201,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5001,188

Australia's air transport, freight fell from 1,646 in 1994 to 1,188 in 2023.

Rail

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

12th of 47 · 2nd in East Asia & Pacific
Railways, passengers carriedAustralia's railways, passengers carried fell from 10,345 in 1995 to 9,328 in 2021.1995200020052010201520208,00010k12k14k16k18k20k9,328

Australia's railways, passengers carried fell from 10,345 in 1995 to 9,328 in 2021.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

4th of 50 · 1st in East Asia & Pacific
Railways, goods transportedAustralia's railways, goods transported rose from 106,195 in 1995 to 453,091 in 2021.1995200020052010201520200100k200k300k400k500k453,091

Australia's railways, goods transported rose from 106,195 in 1995 to 453,091 in 2021.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

22nd of 103 · 10th in East Asia & Pacific
Container port trafficAustralia's container port traffic rose from 6.45M in 2010 to 9.58M in 2024.201020122014201620182020202220246M7M8M9M10M9.58M

Australia's container port traffic rose from 6.45M in 2010 to 9.58M in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

48th of 165 · 9th in East Asia & Pacific
Liner shipping connectivity indexAustralia's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 26.2 in 2006 to 35.7 in 2021.20102015202025303535.7

Australia's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 26.2 in 2006 to 35.7 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

18th of 138 · 5th in East Asia & Pacific
Logistics performance index, overallAustralia's logistics performance index, overall fell from 3.8 in 2007 to 3.7 in 2022.2010201520203.73.73.83.83.93.93.7

Australia's logistics performance index, overall fell from 3.8 in 2007 to 3.7 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

1st of 215 · 1st in East Asia & Pacific
Access to electricity (% of population)Australia's access to electricity (% of population) was 100.0 % in 1995 and 100.0 % in 2024.19952000200520102015202090%95%100%105%110%100.0 %

Australia's access to electricity (% of population) was 100.0 % in 1995 and 100.0 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

22nd of 183 · 5th in East Asia & Pacific
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryAustralia's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 9.9 /100k in 2000 to 4.9 /100k in 2019.2000200520102015468104.9 /100k

Australia's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 9.9 /100k in 2000 to 4.9 /100k in 2019.

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