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Tanzania · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

83rd of 149 · 6th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Air transport, passengers carriedTanzania's air transport, passengers carried rose from 199,200 in 1994 to 1.91M in 2023.1995200020052010201520200500k1M1.5M2M1.91M

Tanzania's air transport, passengers carried rose from 199,200 in 1994 to 1.91M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

80th of 137 · 8th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Air transport, freightTanzania's air transport, freight rose from 2.1 in 1994 to 20.0 in 2023.199520002005201020152020051015202520.0

Tanzania's air transport, freight rose from 2.1 in 1994 to 20.0 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

41st of 76 · 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Rail lines (total route-km)Tanzania's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 4,460 km in 1995 to 2,701 km in 2017.199520002005201020152,0003,0004,0005,0002,701 km

Tanzania's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 4,460 km in 1995 to 2,701 km in 2017.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

56th of 80 · 1st in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Railways, passengers carriedTanzania's railways, passengers carried fell from 694 in 1995 to 475 in 2006.199619982000200220042006200400600800475

Tanzania's railways, passengers carried fell from 694 in 1995 to 475 in 2006.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

61st of 90 · 5th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Railways, goods transportedTanzania's railways, goods transported fell from 2,116 in 1995 to 1,196 in 2004.199619982000200220045001,0001,5002,0002,5001,196

Tanzania's railways, goods transported fell from 2,116 in 1995 to 1,196 in 2004.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

70th of 103 · 7th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Container port trafficTanzania's container port traffic rose from 359,010 in 2010 to 985,000 in 2024.20102012201420162018202020222024200k400k600k800k1M1.2M985,000

Tanzania's container port traffic rose from 359,010 in 2010 to 985,000 in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

79th of 165 · 14th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Liner shipping connectivity indexTanzania's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 12.6 in 2006 to 15.8 in 2021.20102015202010121416182015.8

Tanzania's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 12.6 in 2006 to 15.8 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

60th of 159 · 5th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Logistics performance index, overallTanzania's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.1 in 2007 to 3.0 in 2016.2008201020122014201622.22.42.62.833.23.0

Tanzania's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.1 in 2007 to 3.0 in 2016.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

199th of 215 · 33rd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Access to electricity (% of population)Tanzania's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 4.3 % in 1995 to 52.4 % in 2024.1995200020052010201520200%20%40%60%52.4 %

Tanzania's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 4.3 % in 1995 to 52.4 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

164th of 183 · 34th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryTanzania's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 32.2 /100k in 2000 to 31.1 /100k in 2019.200020052010201528293031323331.1 /100k

Tanzania's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 32.2 /100k in 2000 to 31.1 /100k in 2019.

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