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Brazil · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

10th of 149 · 1st in Latin America
Air transport, passengers carriedBrazil's air transport, passengers carried rose from 17.9M in 1994 to 95.4M in 2023.199520002005201020152020020M40M60M80M100M120M95.4M

Brazil's air transport, passengers carried rose from 17.9M in 1994 to 95.4M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

24th of 137 · 3rd in Latin America
Air transport, freightBrazil's air transport, freight fell from 1,469 in 1994 to 1,387 in 2023.1995200020052010201520201,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,0001,387

Brazil's air transport, freight fell from 1,469 in 1994 to 1,387 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

6th of 81 · 1st in Latin America*
Rail lines (total route-km)Brazil's rail lines (total route-km) rose from 512 km in 2004 to 32,622 km in 2007.2004200520062007010k20k30k32,622 km

Brazil's rail lines (total route-km) rose from 512 km in 2004 to 32,622 km in 2007.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

19th of 68 · 1st in Latin America
Railways, passengers carriedBrazil's railways, passengers carried rose from 15,191 in 2013 to 16,486 in 2019.201320142015201620172018201915k15.5k16k16.5k17k16,486

Brazil's railways, passengers carried rose from 15,191 in 2013 to 16,486 in 2019.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

36th of 88 · 3rd in Latin America*
Railways, goods transportedBrazil's railways, goods transported rose from 7,446 in 2006 to 9,394 in 2007.200620077,0008,0009,00010k9,394

Brazil's railways, goods transported rose from 7,446 in 2006 to 9,394 in 2007.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

13th of 103 · 1st in Latin America
Container port trafficBrazil's container port traffic rose from 7.22M in 2010 to 13.9M in 2024.201020122014201620182020202220246M8M10M12M14M16M13.9M

Brazil's container port traffic rose from 7.22M in 2010 to 13.9M in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

39th of 165 · 6th in Latin America
Liner shipping connectivity indexBrazil's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 32.1 in 2006 to 39.7 in 2021.2010201520203032343638404239.7

Brazil's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 32.1 in 2006 to 39.7 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

50th of 138 · 1st in Latin America
Logistics performance index, overallBrazil's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.8 in 2007 to 3.2 in 2022.2010201520202.833.23.2

Brazil's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.8 in 2007 to 3.2 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

126th of 215 · 21st in Latin America
Access to electricity (% of population)Brazil's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 91.7 % in 1995 to 99.8 % in 2024.19952000200520102015202090%92%94%96%98%100%102%99.8 %

Brazil's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 91.7 % in 1995 to 99.8 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

98th of 183 · 18th in Latin America
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryBrazil's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 19.7 /100k in 2000 to 16.0 /100k in 2019.20002005201020151416182022242616.0 /100k

Brazil's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 19.7 /100k in 2000 to 16.0 /100k in 2019.

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