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Senegal · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

97th of 149 · 11th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Air transport, passengers carriedSenegal's air transport, passengers carried rose from 141,200 in 1994 to 1.07M in 2023.1995200020052010201520200500k1M1.07M

Senegal's air transport, passengers carried rose from 141,200 in 1994 to 1.07M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

87th of 138 · 10th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Air transport, freightSenegal's air transport, freight fell from 14.3 in 1993 to 10.0 in 2022.1995200020052010201520200510152010.0

Senegal's air transport, freight fell from 14.3 in 1993 to 10.0 in 2022.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

67th of 84 · 8th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Rail lines (total route-km)Senegal's rail lines (total route-km) was 906 km in 1995 and 906 km in 2004.199619982000200220048008509009501,000906 km

Senegal's rail lines (total route-km) was 906 km in 1995 and 906 km in 2004.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

65th of 80 · 5th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Railways, passengers carriedSenegal's railways, passengers carried fell from 174 in 1995 to 129 in 2006.199619982000200220042006050100150200129

Senegal's railways, passengers carried fell from 174 in 1995 to 129 in 2006.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

72nd of 85 · 7th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Railways, goods transportedSenegal's railways, goods transported fell from 475 in 1995 to 384 in 2006.199619982000200220042006400450500384

Senegal's railways, goods transported fell from 475 in 1995 to 384 in 2006.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

73rd of 103 · 8th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Container port trafficSenegal's container port traffic rose from 349,231 in 2010 to 881,239 in 2024.20102012201420162018202020222024400k600k800k1M881,239

Senegal's container port traffic rose from 349,231 in 2010 to 881,239 in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

77th of 165 · 12th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Liner shipping connectivity indexSenegal's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 15.2 in 2006 to 17.5 in 2021.20102015202014161817.5

Senegal's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 15.2 in 2006 to 17.5 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

140th of 159 · 28th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Logistics performance index, overallSenegal's logistics performance index, overall fell from 2.4 in 2007 to 2.3 in 2018.2008201020122014201620182.22.42.62.82.3

Senegal's logistics performance index, overall fell from 2.4 in 2007 to 2.3 in 2018.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

168th of 215 · 9th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Access to electricity (% of population)Senegal's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 28.9 % in 1995 to 82.9 % in 2024.1995200020052010201520200%20%40%60%80%100%82.9 %

Senegal's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 28.9 % in 1995 to 82.9 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

131st of 183 · 7th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mortality caused by road traffic injurySenegal's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 24.8 /100k in 2000 to 23.5 /100k in 2019.20002005201020152324252623.5 /100k

Senegal's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 24.8 /100k in 2000 to 23.5 /100k in 2019.

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