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Syria · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

114th of 149 · 21st in MENA+
Air transport, passengers carriedSyria's air transport, passengers carried rose from 472,100 in 1994 to 610,745 in 2023.1995200020052010201520200500k1M1.5M2M610,745

Syria's air transport, passengers carried rose from 472,100 in 1994 to 610,745 in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

109th of 137 · 19th in MENA+
Air transport, freightSyria's air transport, freight fell from 12.6 in 1994 to 1.6 in 2023.19952000200520102015202005101520251.6

Syria's air transport, freight fell from 12.6 in 1994 to 1.6 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

48th of 74 · 6th in MENA+*
Rail lines (total route-km)Syria's rail lines (total route-km) rose from 1,525 km in 1995 to 2,139 km in 2010.19952000200520101,4001,6001,8002,0002,2002,139 km

Syria's rail lines (total route-km) rose from 1,525 km in 1995 to 2,139 km in 2010.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

45th of 67 · 4th in MENA+*
Railways, passengers carriedSyria's railways, passengers carried rose from 492 in 1995 to 1,223 in 2013.199520002005201005001,0001,223

Syria's railways, passengers carried rose from 492 in 1995 to 1,223 in 2013.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

55th of 81 · 3rd in MENA+*
Railways, goods transportedSyria's railways, goods transported rose from 1,285 in 1995 to 2,206 in 2010.19952000200520101,0001,5002,0002,5003,0002,206

Syria's railways, goods transported rose from 1,285 in 1995 to 2,206 in 2010.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

99th of 125 · 19th in MENA+*
Container port trafficSyria's container port traffic fell from 586,283 in 2010 to 243,348 in 2020.201020122014201620182020200k400k600k243,348

Syria's container port traffic fell from 586,283 in 2010 to 243,348 in 2020.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

109th of 165 · 19th in MENA+
Liner shipping connectivity indexSyria's liner shipping connectivity index fell from 11.8 in 2006 to 8.4 in 2021.2010201520206810121416188.4

Syria's liner shipping connectivity index fell from 11.8 in 2006 to 8.4 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

122nd of 138 · 13th in MENA+
Logistics performance index, overallSyria's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.1 in 2007 to 2.3 in 2022.20102015202011.522.532.3

Syria's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.1 in 2007 to 2.3 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

162nd of 215 · 19th in MENA+
Access to electricity (% of population)Syria's access to electricity (% of population) fell from 93.4 % in 2000 to 89.3 % in 2024.2000200520102015202080%85%90%95%100%105%89.3 %

Syria's access to electricity (% of population) fell from 93.4 % in 2000 to 89.3 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

87th of 183 · 9th in MENA+
Mortality caused by road traffic injurySyria's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 22.0 /100k in 2000 to 14.9 /100k in 2019.2000200520102015101520253014.9 /100k

Syria's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 22.0 /100k in 2000 to 14.9 /100k in 2019.

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