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Cameroon · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

121st of 149 · 16th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Air transport, passengers carriedCameroon's air transport, passengers carried rose from 295,000 in 1994 to 331,025 in 2023.1995200020052010201520200100k200k300k400k500k331,025

Cameroon's air transport, passengers carried rose from 295,000 in 1994 to 331,025 in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

135th of 137 · 24th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Air transport, freightCameroon's air transport, freight fell from 13.1 in 1990 to 0.0 in 2023.199019952000200520102015202002040600.0

Cameroon's air transport, freight fell from 13.1 in 1990 to 0.0 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

53rd of 65 · 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Rail lines (total route-km)Cameroon's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 1,006 km in 1995 to 884 km in 2021.1995200020052010201520208509009501,0001,050884 km

Cameroon's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 1,006 km in 1995 to 884 km in 2021.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

52nd of 64 · 2nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Railways, passengers carriedCameroon's railways, passengers carried fell from 399 in 1995 to 225.4 in 2020.199520002005201020152020200300400500225.4

Cameroon's railways, passengers carried fell from 399 in 1995 to 225.4 in 2020.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

42nd of 50 · 1st in Sub-Saharan Africa
Railways, goods transportedCameroon's railways, goods transported rose from 812 in 1995 to 874.1 in 2021.1995200020052010201520206008001,0001,200874.1

Cameroon's railways, goods transported rose from 812 in 1995 to 874.1 in 2021.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

87th of 103 · 11th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Container port trafficCameroon's container port traffic rose from 290,000 in 2010 to 350,000 in 2024.20102012201420162018202020222024250k300k350k400k450k350,000

Cameroon's container port traffic rose from 290,000 in 2010 to 350,000 in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

75th of 165 · 11th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Liner shipping connectivity indexCameroon's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 14.5 in 2006 to 18.5 in 2021.20102015202015202518.5

Cameroon's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 14.5 in 2006 to 18.5 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

133rd of 138 · 24th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Logistics performance index, overallCameroon's logistics performance index, overall fell from 2.5 in 2007 to 2.1 in 2022.20102015202022.22.42.62.1

Cameroon's logistics performance index, overall fell from 2.5 in 2007 to 2.1 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

176th of 215 · 14th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Access to electricity (% of population)Cameroon's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 36.1 % in 1995 to 72.0 % in 2024.19952000200520102015202030%40%50%60%70%80%72.0 %

Cameroon's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 36.1 % in 1995 to 72.0 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

161st of 183 · 32nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryCameroon's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 27.4 /100k in 2000 to 30.2 /100k in 2019.20002005201020152728293030.2 /100k

Cameroon's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 27.4 /100k in 2000 to 30.2 /100k in 2019.

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