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Eritrea · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 7 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

135th of 153 · 25th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Air transport, passengers carriedEritrea's air transport, passengers carried fell from 53,074 in 2015 to 45,104 in 2020.20152016201720182019202040k60k80k100k45,104

Eritrea's air transport, passengers carried fell from 53,074 in 2015 to 45,104 in 2020.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

137th of 161 · 28th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Air transport, freightEritrea's air transport, freight was 0 in 2018 and 0 in 2019.20182019-1-0.5000.5010

Eritrea's air transport, freight was 0 in 2018 and 0 in 2019.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

148th of 162 · 31st in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Container port trafficEritrea's container port traffic rose from 25,852 in 2012 to 27,453 in 2019.2012201320142015201620172018201910k20k30k40k27,453

Eritrea's container port traffic rose from 25,852 in 2012 to 27,453 in 2019.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

156th of 165 · 32nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Liner shipping connectivity indexEritrea's liner shipping connectivity index fell from 4.2 in 2006 to 3.5 in 2021.20102015202022.533.544.53.5

Eritrea's liner shipping connectivity index fell from 4.2 in 2006 to 3.5 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

154th of 159 · 35th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Logistics performance index, overallEritrea's logistics performance index, overall fell from 2.2 in 2007 to 2.1 in 2018.2008201020122014201620181.61.822.22.1

Eritrea's logistics performance index, overall fell from 2.2 in 2007 to 2.1 in 2018.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

192nd of 215 · 27th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Access to electricity (% of population)Eritrea's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 22.9 % in 1995 to 55.3 % in 2024.1995200020052010201520200%20%40%60%55.3 %

Eritrea's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 22.9 % in 1995 to 55.3 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

179th of 183 · 46th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryEritrea's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 31.3 /100k in 2000 to 37.9 /100k in 2019.200020052010201530323436384037.9 /100k

Eritrea's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 31.3 /100k in 2000 to 37.9 /100k in 2019.

No data available (3)

These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Eritrea.

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