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Venezuela · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

84th of 149 · 13th in Latin America
Air transport, passengers carriedVenezuela's air transport, passengers carried fell from 5.27M in 1994 to 1.78M in 2023.19952000200520102015202002M4M6M8M10M1.78M

Venezuela's air transport, passengers carried fell from 5.27M in 1994 to 1.78M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

130th of 137 · 20th in Latin America
Air transport, freightVenezuela's air transport, freight fell from 213.8 in 1994 to 0.1 in 2023.1995200020052010201520200501001502002500.1

Venezuela's air transport, freight fell from 213.8 in 1994 to 0.1 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

77th of 80 · 4th in Latin America*
Rail lines (total route-km)Venezuela's rail lines (total route-km) was 336 km in 1995 and 336 km in 2006.199619982000200220042006300320340360336 km

Venezuela's rail lines (total route-km) was 336 km in 1995 and 336 km in 2006.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

81st of 85 · 6th in Latin America*
Railways, goods transportedVenezuela's railways, goods transported rose from 53 in 1995 to 81.1 in 2006.1996199820002002200420062040608081.1

Venezuela's railways, goods transported rose from 53 in 1995 to 81.1 in 2006.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

97th of 118 · 20th in Latin America*
Container port trafficVenezuela's container port traffic fell from 1.07M in 2010 to 221,801 in 2021.2010201220142016201820200500k1M1.5M2M221,801

Venezuela's container port traffic fell from 1.07M in 2010 to 221,801 in 2021.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

122nd of 165 · 26th in Latin America
Liner shipping connectivity indexVenezuela's liner shipping connectivity index fell from 24.4 in 2006 to 7.4 in 2021.20102015202005101520257.4

Venezuela's liner shipping connectivity index fell from 24.4 in 2006 to 7.4 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

122nd of 138 · 23rd in Latin America
Logistics performance index, overallVenezuela's logistics performance index, overall fell from 2.6 in 2007 to 2.3 in 2022.20102015202022.22.42.62.832.3

Venezuela's logistics performance index, overall fell from 2.6 in 2007 to 2.3 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

1st of 215 · 1st in Latin America
Access to electricity (% of population)Venezuela's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 99.0 % in 1995 to 100.0 % in 2024.19952000200520102015202096%98%100%100.0 %

Venezuela's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 99.0 % in 1995 to 100.0 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

181st of 183 · 30th in Latin America
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryVenezuela's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 27.4 /100k in 2000 to 39.0 /100k in 2019.200020052010201530354039.0 /100k

Venezuela's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 27.4 /100k in 2000 to 39.0 /100k in 2019.

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