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Sudan · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

100th of 149 · 12th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Air transport, passengers carriedSudan's air transport, passengers carried rose from 432,400 in 1994 to 911,090 in 2023.1995200020052010201520200500k1M1.5M2M911,090

Sudan's air transport, passengers carried rose from 432,400 in 1994 to 911,090 in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

81st of 137 · 9th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Air transport, freightSudan's air transport, freight fell from 36.9 in 1993 to 20.0 in 2023.199520002005201020152020020406020.0

Sudan's air transport, freight fell from 36.9 in 1993 to 20.0 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

36th of 66 · 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Rail lines (total route-km)Sudan's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 4,595 km in 1995 to 2,747 km in 2020.1995200020052010201520202,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,0002,747 km

Sudan's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 4,595 km in 1995 to 2,747 km in 2020.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

64th of 72 · 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Railways, passengers carriedSudan's railways, passengers carried rose from 0 in 1995 to 81.5 in 2014.199520002005201005010015020025081.5

Sudan's railways, passengers carried rose from 0 in 1995 to 81.5 in 2014.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

63rd of 65 · 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Railways, goods transportedSudan's railways, goods transported fell from 1,538 in 1995 to 33.9 in 2013.199520002005201005001,0001,5002,00033.9

Sudan's railways, goods transported fell from 1,538 in 1995 to 33.9 in 2013.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

91st of 118 · 14th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Container port trafficSudan's container port traffic fell from 441,469 in 2012 to 320,274 in 2021.20122014201620182020300k350k400k450k500k320,274

Sudan's container port traffic fell from 441,469 in 2012 to 320,274 in 2021.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

110th of 165 · 21st in Sub-Saharan Africa
Liner shipping connectivity indexSudan's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 7.7 in 2006 to 8.4 in 2021.201020152020051015208.4

Sudan's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 7.7 in 2006 to 8.4 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

114th of 138 · 17th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Logistics performance index, overallSudan's logistics performance index, overall fell from 2.7 in 2007 to 2.4 in 2022.20102015202022.22.42.62.82.4

Sudan's logistics performance index, overall fell from 2.7 in 2007 to 2.4 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

180th of 215 · 17th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Access to electricity (% of population)Sudan's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 28.9 % in 1995 to 66.0 % in 2024.1995200020052010201520200%20%40%60%66.0 %

Sudan's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 28.9 % in 1995 to 66.0 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

142nd of 183 · 16th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mortality caused by road traffic injurySudan's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 25.5 /100k in 2000 to 26.8 /100k in 2019.2000200520102015202224262826.8 /100k

Sudan's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 25.5 /100k in 2000 to 26.8 /100k in 2019.

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