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Namibia · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 7 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

139th of 149 · 27th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Air transport, passengers carriedNamibia's air transport, passengers carried fell from 178,700 in 1993 to 60,304 in 2023.1995200020052010201520200200k400k600k60,304

Namibia's air transport, passengers carried fell from 178,700 in 1993 to 60,304 in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

133rd of 134 · 26th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Air transport, freightNamibia's air transport, freight fell from 2 in 1991 to 0.0 in 2021.1995200020052010201520200204060800.0

Namibia's air transport, freight fell from 2 in 1991 to 0.0 in 2021.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

93rd of 103 · 13th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Container port trafficNamibia's container port traffic fell from 247,743 in 2010 to 171,151 in 2024.20102012201420162018202020222024100k150k200k250k300k350k171,151

Namibia's container port traffic fell from 247,743 in 2010 to 171,151 in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

71st of 165 · 7th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Liner shipping connectivity indexNamibia's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 9.0 in 2006 to 22.2 in 2021.201020152020051015202522.2

Namibia's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 9.0 in 2006 to 22.2 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

65th of 138 · 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Logistics performance index, overallNamibia's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.2 in 2007 to 2.9 in 2022.2010201520201.822.22.42.62.832.9

Namibia's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.2 in 2007 to 2.9 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

188th of 215 · 23rd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Access to electricity (% of population)Namibia's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 30.0 % in 1995 to 59.3 % in 2024.19952000200520102015202020%30%40%50%60%70%59.3 %

Namibia's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 30.0 % in 1995 to 59.3 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

173rd of 183 · 41st in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryNamibia's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 22.5 /100k in 2000 to 34.8 /100k in 2019.2000200520102015202530354034.8 /100k

Namibia's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 22.5 /100k in 2000 to 34.8 /100k in 2019.

No data available (3)

These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Namibia.

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