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Latvia · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

62nd of 149 · 21st in Europe & C. Asia
Air transport, passengers carriedLatvia's air transport, passengers carried rose from 167,000 in 1994 to 4.48M in 2023.19952000200520102015202001M2M3M4M5M4.48M

Latvia's air transport, passengers carried rose from 167,000 in 1994 to 4.48M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

106th of 137 · 29th in Europe & C. Asia
Air transport, freightLatvia's air transport, freight rose from 2.2 in 1994 to 2.4 in 2023.19952000200520102015202001020302.4

Latvia's air transport, freight rose from 2.2 in 1994 to 2.4 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

42nd of 65 · 30th in Europe & C. Asia
Rail lines (total route-km)Latvia's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 2,413 km in 1995 to 1,859 km in 2021.1995200020052010201520201,8002,0002,2002,4001,859 km

Latvia's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 2,413 km in 1995 to 1,859 km in 2021.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

35th of 47 · 25th in Europe & C. Asia
Railways, passengers carriedLatvia's railways, passengers carried fell from 1,373 in 1995 to 360.8 in 2021.19952000200520102015202005001,000360.8

Latvia's railways, passengers carried fell from 1,373 in 1995 to 360.8 in 2021.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

25th of 50 · 18th in Europe & C. Asia
Railways, goods transportedLatvia's railways, goods transported fell from 9,757 in 1995 to 7,367 in 2021.1995200020052010201520205,00010k15k20k25k7,367

Latvia's railways, goods transported fell from 9,757 in 1995 to 7,367 in 2021.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

82nd of 103 · 23rd in Europe & C. Asia
Container port trafficLatvia's container port traffic rose from 256,252 in 2010 to 490,971 in 2024.20102012201420162018202020222024200k300k400k500k490,971

Latvia's container port traffic rose from 256,252 in 2010 to 490,971 in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

96th of 165 · 25th in Europe & C. Asia
Liner shipping connectivity indexLatvia's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 6.8 in 2006 to 10.3 in 2021.201020152020681010.3

Latvia's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 6.8 in 2006 to 10.3 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

33rd of 138 · 20th in Europe & C. Asia
Logistics performance index, overallLatvia's logistics performance index, overall rose from 3.0 in 2007 to 3.5 in 2022.2010201520202.62.833.23.43.63.5

Latvia's logistics performance index, overall rose from 3.0 in 2007 to 3.5 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

1st of 215 · 1st in Europe & C. Asia
Access to electricity (% of population)Latvia's access to electricity (% of population) was 100.0 % in 1995 and 100.0 % in 2024.199520002005201020152020100%100%100%100.0 %

Latvia'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

47th of 183 · 31st in Europe & C. Asia
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryLatvia's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 29.2 /100k in 2000 to 8.1 /100k in 2019.200020052010201501020308.1 /100k

Latvia's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 29.2 /100k in 2000 to 8.1 /100k in 2019.

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