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United States · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

1st of 149 · 1st in N. America
Air transport, passengers carriedUnited States's air transport, passengers carried rose from 515M in 1994 to 942M in 2023.199520002005201020152020400M600M800M1B942M

United States's air transport, passengers carried rose from 515M in 1994 to 942M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

1st of 137 · 1st in N. America
Air transport, freightUnited States's air transport, freight rose from 19,084 in 1994 to 42,763 in 2023.19952000200520102015202020k30k40k50k42,763

United States's air transport, freight rose from 19,084 in 1994 to 42,763 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

1st of 65 · 1st in N. America
Rail lines (total route-km)United States's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 201,284 km in 1995 to 148,553 km in 2021.199520002005201020152020140k160k180k200k148,553 km

United States's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 201,284 km in 1995 to 148,553 km in 2021.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

12th of 64 · 1st in N. America
Railways, passengers carriedUnited States's railways, passengers carried fell from 22,079 in 1995 to 12,460 in 2020.19952000200520102015202010k20k30k40k12,460

United States's railways, passengers carried fell from 22,079 in 1995 to 12,460 in 2020.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

2nd of 50 · 1st in N. America
Railways, goods transportedUnited States's railways, goods transported rose from 1.91M in 1995 to 2.24M in 2021.1995200020052010201520201.8M2M2.2M2.4M2.6M2.8M2.24M

United States's railways, goods transported rose from 1.91M in 1995 to 2.24M in 2021.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

2nd of 103 · 1st in N. America
Container port trafficUnited States's container port traffic rose from 40.3M in 2010 to 59.7M in 2024.2010201220142016201820202022202440M50M60M59.7M

United States's container port traffic rose from 40.3M in 2010 to 59.7M in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

4th of 165 · 1st in N. America
Liner shipping connectivity indexUnited States's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 79.7 in 2006 to 102.6 in 2021.201020152020708090100110102.6

United States's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 79.7 in 2006 to 102.6 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

16th of 138 · 2nd in N. America
Logistics performance index, overallUnited States's logistics performance index, overall fell from 3.8 in 2007 to 3.8 in 2022.2010201520203.83.943.8

United States's logistics performance index, overall fell from 3.8 in 2007 to 3.8 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

1st of 215 · 1st in N. America
Access to electricity (% of population)United States's access to electricity (% of population) was 100.0 % in 1995 and 100.0 % in 2024.19952000200520102015202090%95%100%105%110%100.0 %

United States's access to electricity (% of population) was 100.0 % in 1995 and 100.0 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

73rd of 183 · 2nd in N. America
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryUnited States's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 15.7 /100k in 2000 to 12.7 /100k in 2019.200020052010201512141612.7 /100k

United States's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 15.7 /100k in 2000 to 12.7 /100k in 2019.

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