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Kenya · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

59th of 149 · 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Air transport, passengers carriedKenya's air transport, passengers carried rose from 753,500 in 1994 to 5.14M in 2023.19952000200520102015202002M4M6M5.14M

Kenya's air transport, passengers carried rose from 753,500 in 1994 to 5.14M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

48th of 137 · 2nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Air transport, freightKenya's air transport, freight rose from 57.2 in 1994 to 288.6 in 2023.1995200020052010201520200200400600288.6

Kenya's air transport, freight rose from 57.2 in 1994 to 288.6 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

53rd of 84 · 6th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Rail lines (total route-km)Kenya's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 2,740 km in 1995 to 1,917 km in 2004.199619982000200220041,8002,0002,2002,4002,6002,8003,0001,917 km

Kenya's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 2,740 km in 1995 to 1,917 km in 2004.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

68th of 83 · 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Railways, passengers carriedKenya's railways, passengers carried fell from 408 in 1995 to 109.2 in 2007.1996199820002002200420060100200300400500109.2

Kenya's railways, passengers carried fell from 408 in 1995 to 109.2 in 2007.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

59th of 90 · 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Railways, goods transportedKenya's railways, goods transported rose from 1,282 in 1995 to 1,399 in 2004.199619982000200220041,0001,2001,4001,6001,399

Kenya's railways, goods transported rose from 1,282 in 1995 to 1,399 in 2004.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

51st of 103 · 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Container port trafficKenya's container port traffic rose from 695,600 in 2010 to 2.01M in 2024.20102012201420162018202020222024500k1M1.5M2M2.5M2.01M

Kenya's container port traffic rose from 695,600 in 2010 to 2.01M in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

78th of 165 · 13th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Liner shipping connectivity indexKenya's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 13.1 in 2006 to 16.5 in 2021.201020152020121416182016.5

Kenya's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 13.1 in 2006 to 16.5 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

67th of 159 · 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Logistics performance index, overallKenya's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.5 in 2007 to 2.8 in 2018.2008201020122014201620182.22.42.62.833.23.42.8

Kenya's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.5 in 2007 to 2.8 in 2018.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

174th of 215 · 12th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Access to electricity (% of population)Kenya's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 5.4 % in 1995 to 77.0 % in 2024.1995200020052010201520200%20%40%60%80%77.0 %

Kenya's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 5.4 % in 1995 to 77.0 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

150th of 183 · 23rd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryKenya's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 26.4 /100k in 2000 to 28.3 /100k in 2019.200020052010201526272828.3 /100k

Kenya's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 26.4 /100k in 2000 to 28.3 /100k in 2019.

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