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Tunisia · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

65th of 149 · 13th in MENA+
Air transport, passengers carriedTunisia's air transport, passengers carried rose from 1.39M in 1994 to 4.11M in 2023.19952000200520102015202001M2M3M4M5M4.11M

Tunisia's air transport, passengers carried rose from 1.39M in 1994 to 4.11M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

88th of 137 · 16th in MENA+
Air transport, freightTunisia's air transport, freight fell from 16.4 in 1993 to 11.0 in 2023.199520002005201020152020051015202511.0

Tunisia's air transport, freight fell from 16.4 in 1993 to 11.0 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

44th of 65 · 4th in MENA+
Rail lines (total route-km)Tunisia's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 1,860 km in 1995 to 1,777 km in 2021.1995200020052010201520201,8002,0002,2001,777 km

Tunisia's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 1,860 km in 1995 to 1,777 km in 2021.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

30th of 47 · 4th in MENA+
Railways, passengers carriedTunisia's railways, passengers carried fell from 996 in 1995 to 633.3 in 2021.1995200020052010201520204006008001,0001,2001,4001,600633.3

Tunisia's railways, passengers carried fell from 996 in 1995 to 633.3 in 2021.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

45th of 50 · 5th in MENA+
Railways, goods transportedTunisia's railways, goods transported fell from 2,302 in 1995 to 413.3 in 2021.19952000200520102015202005001,0001,5002,0002,500413.3

Tunisia's railways, goods transported fell from 2,302 in 1995 to 413.3 in 2021.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

81st of 103 · 15th in MENA+
Container port trafficTunisia's container port traffic rose from 466,210 in 2010 to 491,955 in 2024.20102012201420162018202020222024420k440k460k480k500k491,955

Tunisia's container port traffic rose from 466,210 in 2010 to 491,955 in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

139th of 165 · 21st in MENA+
Liner shipping connectivity indexTunisia's liner shipping connectivity index fell from 9.4 in 2006 to 5.6 in 2021.2010201520206810125.6

Tunisia's liner shipping connectivity index fell from 9.4 in 2006 to 5.6 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

102nd of 159 · 14th in MENA+*
Logistics performance index, overallTunisia's logistics performance index, overall fell from 2.8 in 2007 to 2.6 in 2018.2008201020122014201620182.42.62.833.23.42.6

Tunisia's logistics performance index, overall fell from 2.8 in 2007 to 2.6 in 2018.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

1st of 215 · 1st in MENA+
Access to electricity (% of population)Tunisia's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 88.7 % in 1995 to 100.0 % in 2024.19952000200520102015202090%95%100%100.0 %

Tunisia's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 88.7 % in 1995 to 100.0 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

103rd of 183 · 13th in MENA+
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryTunisia's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 23.7 /100k in 2000 to 16.5 /100k in 2019.200020052010201516182022242616.5 /100k

Tunisia's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 23.7 /100k in 2000 to 16.5 /100k in 2019.

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