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Botswana · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 8 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

129th of 149 · 21st in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Air transport, passengers carriedBotswana's air transport, passengers carried rose from 122,600 in 1993 to 172,720 in 2023.1995200020052010201520200100k200k300k400k500k172,720

Botswana's air transport, passengers carried rose from 122,600 in 1993 to 172,720 in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

126th of 137 · 20th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Air transport, freightBotswana's air transport, freight fell from 0.4 in 1989 to 0.3 in 2023.199019952000200520102015202001230.3

Botswana's air transport, freight fell from 0.4 in 1989 to 0.3 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

52nd of 65 · 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Rail lines (total route-km)Botswana's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 971 km in 1995 to 886 km in 2021.199520002005201020152020880900920940960980886 km

Botswana's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 971 km in 1995 to 886 km in 2021.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

69th of 80 · 7th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
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Railways, passengers carriedBotswana's railways, passengers carried rose from 86 in 1995 to 94 in 2006.199619982000200220042006608010012014016018094

Botswana's railways, passengers carried rose from 86 in 1995 to 94 in 2006.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

75th of 88 · 7th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
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Railways, goods transportedBotswana's railways, goods transported rose from 626 in 1995 to 674 in 2007.1996199820002002200420064006008001,0001,2001,400674

Botswana's railways, goods transported rose from 626 in 1995 to 674 in 2007.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

56th of 138 · 2nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Logistics performance index, overallBotswana's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.3 in 2010 to 3.1 in 2022.20102012201420162018202020222.22.42.62.833.23.1

Botswana's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.3 in 2010 to 3.1 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

171st of 215 · 10th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Access to electricity (% of population)Botswana's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 16.1 % in 1995 to 80.2 % in 2024.1995200020052010201520200%20%40%60%80%100%80.2 %

Botswana's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 16.1 % in 1995 to 80.2 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

140th of 183 · 14th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mortality caused by road traffic injuryBotswana's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 31.8 /100k in 2000 to 26.4 /100k in 2019.200020052010201520253026.4 /100k

Botswana's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 31.8 /100k in 2000 to 26.4 /100k in 2019.

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