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Thailand · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

21st of 149 · 7th in East Asia & Pacific
Air transport, passengers carriedThailand's air transport, passengers carried rose from 11.4M in 1994 to 51.9M in 2023.199520002005201020152020020M40M60M80M51.9M

Thailand's air transport, passengers carried rose from 11.4M in 1994 to 51.9M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

21st of 137 · 7th in East Asia & Pacific
Air transport, freightThailand's air transport, freight rose from 1,237 in 1994 to 1,650 in 2023.19952000200520102015202001,0002,0003,0001,650

Thailand's air transport, freight rose from 1,237 in 1994 to 1,650 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

30th of 76 · 3rd in East Asia & Pacific*
Rail lines (total route-km)Thailand's rail lines (total route-km) rose from 4,041 km in 1995 to 4,092 km in 2017.199520002005201020153,6003,8004,0004,2004,4004,6004,092 km

Thailand's rail lines (total route-km) rose from 4,041 km in 1995 to 4,092 km in 2017.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

32nd of 75 · 6th in East Asia & Pacific*
Railways, passengers carriedThailand's railways, passengers carried fell from 12,975 in 1995 to 6,020 in 2017.199520002005201020154,0006,0008,00010k12k14k6,020

Thailand's railways, passengers carried fell from 12,975 in 1995 to 6,020 in 2017.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

49th of 75 · 8th in East Asia & Pacific*
Railways, goods transportedThailand's railways, goods transported fell from 3,242 in 1995 to 2,562 in 2011.19952000200520102,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5002,562

Thailand's railways, goods transported fell from 3,242 in 1995 to 2,562 in 2011.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

20th of 103 · 9th in East Asia & Pacific
Container port trafficThailand's container port traffic rose from 7.18M in 2010 to 11.4M in 2024.201020122014201620182020202220246M8M10M12M11.4M

Thailand's container port traffic rose from 7.18M in 2010 to 11.4M in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

20th of 165 · 8th in East Asia & Pacific
Liner shipping connectivity indexThailand's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 37.6 in 2006 to 68.9 in 2021.20102015202030405060708068.9

Thailand's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 37.6 in 2006 to 68.9 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

33rd of 138 · 9th in East Asia & Pacific
Logistics performance index, overallThailand's logistics performance index, overall rose from 3.3 in 2007 to 3.5 in 2022.2010201520203.13.23.33.43.53.63.5

Thailand's logistics performance index, overall rose from 3.3 in 2007 to 3.5 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

1st of 215 · 1st in East Asia & Pacific
Access to electricity (% of population)Thailand's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 82.1 % in 2000 to 100.0 % in 2024.2000200520102015202080%85%90%95%100%105%100.0 %

Thailand's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 82.1 % in 2000 to 100.0 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

166th of 183 · 25th in East Asia & Pacific
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryThailand's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 39.0 /100k in 2000 to 32.2 /100k in 2019.200020052010201530323436384032.2 /100k

Thailand's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 39.0 /100k in 2000 to 32.2 /100k in 2019.

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