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India · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

4th of 149 · 1st in South Asia
Air transport, passengers carriedIndia's air transport, passengers carried rose from 11.5M in 1994 to 180M in 2023.199520002005201020152020050M100M150M200M180M

India's air transport, passengers carried rose from 11.5M in 1994 to 180M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

20th of 137 · 1st in South Asia
Air transport, freightIndia's air transport, freight rose from 563.6 in 1994 to 1,807 in 2023.19952000200520102015202001,0002,0003,0001,807

India's air transport, freight rose from 563.6 in 1994 to 1,807 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

4th of 65 · 1st in South Asia
Rail lines (total route-km)India's rail lines (total route-km) rose from 62,660 km in 1995 to 68,103 km in 2021.19952000200520102015202062k64k66k68k70k68,103 km

India's rail lines (total route-km) rose from 62,660 km in 1995 to 68,103 km in 2021.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

2nd of 47 · 1st in South Asia
Railways, passengers carriedIndia's railways, passengers carried fell from 319,365 in 1995 to 231,126 in 2021.1995200020052010201520200200k400k600k800k1M1.2M231,126

India's railways, passengers carried fell from 319,365 in 1995 to 231,126 in 2021.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

3rd of 50 · 1st in South Asia
Railways, goods transportedIndia's railways, goods transported rose from 249,564 in 1995 to 719,762 in 2021.199520002005201020152020200k400k600k800k719,762

India's railways, goods transported rose from 249,564 in 1995 to 719,762 in 2021.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

7th of 103 · 1st in South Asia
Container port trafficIndia's container port traffic rose from 9.24M in 2010 to 23.9M in 2024.201020122014201620182020202220245M10M15M20M25M23.9M

India's container port traffic rose from 9.24M in 2010 to 23.9M in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

26th of 165 · 2nd in South Asia
Liner shipping connectivity indexIndia's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 39.0 in 2006 to 58.9 in 2021.20102015202040506058.9

India's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 39.0 in 2006 to 58.9 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

37th of 138 · 1st in South Asia
Logistics performance index, overallIndia's logistics performance index, overall rose from 3.1 in 2007 to 3.4 in 2022.20102015202033.13.23.33.43.53.4

India's logistics performance index, overall rose from 3.1 in 2007 to 3.4 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

123rd of 215 · 4th in South Asia
Access to electricity (% of population)India's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 51.4 % in 1995 to 99.9 % in 2024.19952000200520102015202040%60%80%100%99.9 %

India's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 51.4 % in 1995 to 99.9 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

95th of 183 · 3rd in South Asia
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryIndia's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 16.9 /100k in 2000 to 15.6 /100k in 2019.20002005201020151516171815.6 /100k

India's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 16.9 /100k in 2000 to 15.6 /100k in 2019.

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