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Uganda · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 7 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

146th of 149 · 30th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Air transport, passengers carriedUganda's air transport, passengers carried fell from 62,500 in 1994 to 21,650 in 2023.199520002005201020152020050k100k150k200k21,650

Uganda's air transport, passengers carried fell from 62,500 in 1994 to 21,650 in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

132nd of 137 · 23rd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Air transport, freightUganda's air transport, freight fell from 21.7 in 1989 to 0.1 in 2023.199019952000200520102015202001020300.1

Uganda's air transport, freight fell from 21.7 in 1989 to 0.1 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

89th of 89 · 18th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Rail lines (total route-km)Uganda's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 1,241 km in 1995 to 259 km in 2002.1995199619971998199920002001200205001,000259 km

Uganda's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 1,241 km in 1995 to 259 km in 2002.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

85th of 94 · 15th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Railways, goods transportedUganda's railways, goods transported fell from 227 in 1995 to 218 in 2002.19951996199719981999200020012002140160180200220240260218

Uganda's railways, goods transported fell from 227 in 1995 to 218 in 2002.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

97th of 159 · 12th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Logistics performance index, overallUganda's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.5 in 2007 to 2.6 in 2018.2008201020122014201620182.42.62.832.6

Uganda's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.5 in 2007 to 2.6 in 2018.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

192nd of 215 · 27th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Access to electricity (% of population)Uganda's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 6.8 % in 1995 to 55.3 % in 2024.1995200020052010201520200%20%40%60%55.3 %

Uganda's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 6.8 % in 1995 to 55.3 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

153rd of 183 · 26th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryUganda's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 33.9 /100k in 2000 to 29.4 /100k in 2019.20002005201020152830323429.4 /100k

Uganda's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 33.9 /100k in 2000 to 29.4 /100k in 2019.

No data available (3)

These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Uganda.

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