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Ireland · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

3rd of 149 · 1st in Europe & C. Asia
Air transport, passengers carriedIreland's air transport, passengers carried rose from 4.83M in 1994 to 193M in 2023.199520002005201020152020050M100M150M200M193M

Ireland's air transport, passengers carried rose from 4.83M in 1994 to 193M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

42nd of 137 · 15th in Europe & C. Asia
Air transport, freightIreland's air transport, freight rose from 101.2 in 1994 to 430.5 in 2023.1995200020052010201520200100200300400500430.5

Ireland's air transport, freight rose from 101.2 in 1994 to 430.5 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

47th of 65 · 31st in Europe & C. Asia
Rail lines (total route-km)Ireland's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 1,954 km in 1995 to 1,650 km in 2021.1995200020052010201520201,4001,6001,8002,0002,2002,4001,650 km

Ireland's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 1,954 km in 1995 to 1,650 km in 2021.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

27th of 47 · 21st in Europe & C. Asia
Railways, passengers carriedIreland's railways, passengers carried fell from 1,291 in 1995 to 870 in 2021.1995200020052010201520205001,0001,5002,0002,500870

Ireland's railways, passengers carried fell from 1,291 in 1995 to 870 in 2021.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

49th of 50 · 34th in Europe & C. Asia
Railways, goods transportedIreland's railways, goods transported fell from 602 in 1995 to 70 in 2021.199520002005201020152020020040060070

Ireland's railways, goods transported fell from 602 in 1995 to 70 in 2021.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

63rd of 103 · 15th in Europe & C. Asia
Container port trafficIreland's container port traffic rose from 782,115 in 2010 to 1.21M in 2024.20102012201420162018202020222024600k800k1M1.2M1.21M

Ireland's container port traffic rose from 782,115 in 2010 to 1.21M in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

87th of 165 · 22nd in Europe & C. Asia
Liner shipping connectivity indexIreland's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 11.3 in 2006 to 12.4 in 2021.201020152020681012141612.4

Ireland's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 11.3 in 2006 to 12.4 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

25th of 138 · 15th in Europe & C. Asia
Logistics performance index, overallIreland's logistics performance index, overall fell from 3.9 in 2007 to 3.6 in 2022.2010201520203.43.63.843.6

Ireland's logistics performance index, overall fell from 3.9 in 2007 to 3.6 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

1st of 215 · 1st in Europe & C. Asia
Access to electricity (% of population)Ireland's access to electricity (% of population) was 100.0 % in 1995 and 100.0 % in 2024.19952000200520102015202090%95%100%105%110%100.0 %

Ireland's access to electricity (% of population) was 100.0 % in 1995 and 100.0 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

9th of 183 · 4th in Europe & C. Asia
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryIreland's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 11.4 /100k in 2000 to 3.1 /100k in 2019.20002005201020150246810123.1 /100k

Ireland's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 11.4 /100k in 2000 to 3.1 /100k in 2019.

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