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Sweden · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

35th of 149 · 13th in Europe & C. Asia
Air transport, passengers carriedSweden's air transport, passengers carried rose from 10.9M in 1989 to 19.6M in 2023.1990199520002005201020152020020M40M60M19.6M

Sweden's air transport, passengers carried rose from 10.9M in 1989 to 19.6M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

45th of 137 · 17th in Europe & C. Asia
Air transport, freightSweden's air transport, freight rose from 185.3 in 1989 to 324.8 in 2023.199019952000200520102015202002004006008001,000324.8

Sweden's air transport, freight rose from 185.3 in 1989 to 324.8 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

16th of 65 · 11th in Europe & C. Asia
Rail lines (total route-km)Sweden's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 10,884 km in 1995 to 9,714 km in 2021.1995200020052010201520209,50010k10.5k11k11.5k9,714 km

Sweden's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 10,884 km in 1995 to 9,714 km in 2021.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

14th of 47 · 10th in Europe & C. Asia
Railways, passengers carriedSweden's railways, passengers carried rose from 6,833 in 1995 to 8,008 in 2021.1995200020052010201520206,0008,00010k12k14k16k8,008

Sweden's railways, passengers carried rose from 6,833 in 1995 to 8,008 in 2021.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

14th of 50 · 8th in Europe & C. Asia
Railways, goods transportedSweden's railways, goods transported rose from 19,391 in 1995 to 23,246 in 2021.19952000200520102015202018k20k22k24k23,246

Sweden's railways, goods transported rose from 19,391 in 1995 to 23,246 in 2021.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

56th of 103 · 13th in Europe & C. Asia
Container port trafficSweden's container port traffic rose from 1.4M in 2010 to 1.64M in 2024.201020122014201620182020202220241.4M1.5M1.6M1.7M1.64M

Sweden's container port traffic rose from 1.4M in 2010 to 1.64M in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

32nd of 165 · 12th in Europe & C. Asia
Liner shipping connectivity indexSweden's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 34.0 in 2006 to 48.2 in 2021.20102015202030405048.2

Sweden's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 34.0 in 2006 to 48.2 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

7th of 138 · 6th in Europe & C. Asia
Logistics performance index, overallSweden's logistics performance index, overall fell from 4.1 in 2007 to 4 in 2022.2010201520203.83.944.14.24.34

Sweden's logistics performance index, overall fell from 4.1 in 2007 to 4 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

1st of 215 · 1st in Europe & C. Asia
Access to electricity (% of population)Sweden's access to electricity (% of population) was 100.0 % in 1995 and 100.0 % in 2024.19952000200520102015202090%95%100%105%110%100.0 %

Sweden'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

9th of 183 · 4th in Europe & C. Asia
Mortality caused by road traffic injurySweden's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 6.7 /100k in 2000 to 3.1 /100k in 2019.200020052010201524683.1 /100k

Sweden's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 6.7 /100k in 2000 to 3.1 /100k in 2019.

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