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Peru · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

39th of 149 · 6th in Latin America
Air transport, passengers carriedPeru's air transport, passengers carried rose from 1.89M in 1994 to 17.7M in 2023.19952000200520102015202005M10M15M20M17.7M

Peru's air transport, passengers carried rose from 1.89M in 1994 to 17.7M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

47th of 137 · 5th in Latin America
Air transport, freightPeru's air transport, freight rose from 22.4 in 1994 to 299.2 in 2023.1995200020052010201520200100200300299.2

Peru's air transport, freight rose from 22.4 in 1994 to 299.2 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

60th of 97 · 4th in Latin America*
Rail lines (total route-km)Peru's rail lines (total route-km) rose from 1,615 km in 1995 to 1,639 km in 1998.19951996199719981,6001,6201,6401,6601,6801,7001,639 km

Peru's rail lines (total route-km) rose from 1,615 km in 1995 to 1,639 km in 1998.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

81st of 92 · 4th in Latin America*
Railways, passengers carriedPeru's railways, passengers carried fell from 172.5 in 1996 to 127 in 1998.199619971998120140160180127

Peru's railways, passengers carried fell from 172.5 in 1996 to 127 in 1998.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

73rd of 96 · 4th in Latin America*
Railways, goods transportedPeru's railways, goods transported rose from 407 in 1995 to 599 in 1998.1995199619971998400500600599

Peru's railways, goods transported rose from 407 in 1995 to 599 in 1998.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

38th of 103 · 6th in Latin America
Container port trafficPeru's container port traffic rose from 1.53M in 2010 to 3.48M in 2024.201020122014201620182020202220241M2M3M4M3.48M

Peru's container port traffic rose from 1.53M in 2010 to 3.48M in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

38th of 165 · 5th in Latin America
Liner shipping connectivity indexPeru's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 18.4 in 2006 to 40.4 in 2021.2010201520200102030405040.4

Peru's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 18.4 in 2006 to 40.4 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

60th of 138 · 3rd in Latin America
Logistics performance index, overallPeru's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.8 in 2007 to 3 in 2022.2010201520202.62.72.82.933.13

Peru's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.8 in 2007 to 3 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

147th of 215 · 35th in Latin America
Access to electricity (% of population)Peru's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 67.4 % in 1995 to 96.5 % in 2024.19952000200520102015202070%80%90%100%96.5 %

Peru's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 67.4 % in 1995 to 96.5 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

82nd of 183 · 9th in Latin America
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryPeru's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 15.8 /100k in 2000 to 13.6 /100k in 2019.200020052010201512131415161713.6 /100k

Peru's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 15.8 /100k in 2000 to 13.6 /100k in 2019.

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