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Iraq · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

68th of 149 · 14th in MENA+
Air transport, passengers carriedIraq's air transport, passengers carried rose from 675,300 in 1978 to 3.76M in 2023.1980199020002010202002M4M6M3.76M

Iraq's air transport, passengers carried rose from 675,300 in 1978 to 3.76M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

137th of 161 · 20th in MENA+*
Air transport, freightIraq's air transport, freight fell from 2 in 1971 to 0 in 2019.19801990200020100204060800

Iraq's air transport, freight fell from 2 in 1971 to 0 in 2019.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

42nd of 67 · 4th in MENA+*
Rail lines (total route-km)Iraq's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 2,422 km in 1995 to 2,370 km in 2014.19952000200520101,8002,0002,2002,4002,6002,8003,0002,370 km

Iraq's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 2,422 km in 1995 to 2,370 km in 2014.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

68th of 77 · 9th in MENA+*
Railways, passengers carriedIraq's railways, passengers carried fell from 2,198 in 1995 to 99.7 in 2010.199520002005201005001,0001,5002,0002,50099.7

Iraq's railways, passengers carried fell from 2,198 in 1995 to 99.7 in 2010.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

76th of 81 · 10th in MENA+*
Railways, goods transportedIraq's railways, goods transported fell from 1,120 in 1995 to 249.5 in 2010.199520002005201005001,0001,5002,000249.5

Iraq's railways, goods transported fell from 1,120 in 1995 to 249.5 in 2010.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

68th of 162 · 13th in MENA+*
Container port trafficIraq's container port traffic rose from 46,256 in 2010 to 932,729 in 2019.201020122014201620180200k400k600k800k1M932,729

Iraq's container port traffic rose from 46,256 in 2010 to 932,729 in 2019.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

57th of 165 · 13th in MENA+
Liner shipping connectivity indexIraq's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 1.8 in 2006 to 32.3 in 2021.201020152020010203032.3

Iraq's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 1.8 in 2006 to 32.3 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

114th of 138 · 12th in MENA+
Logistics performance index, overallIraq's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.1 in 2010 to 2.4 in 2022.201020122014201620182020202222.12.22.32.42.52.4

Iraq's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.1 in 2010 to 2.4 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

1st of 215 · 1st in MENA+
Access to electricity (% of population)Iraq's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 96.8 % in 2000 to 100.0 % in 2024.2000200520102015202096%97%98%99%100%101%100.0 %

Iraq's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 96.8 % in 2000 to 100.0 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

146th of 183 · 20th in MENA+
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryIraq's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 20.7 /100k in 2000 to 27.3 /100k in 2019.20002005201020151618202224262827.3 /100k

Iraq's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 20.7 /100k in 2000 to 27.3 /100k in 2019.

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