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Yemen · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 7 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

113th of 149 · 20th in MENA+
Air transport, passengers carriedYemen's air transport, passengers carried fell from 847,900 in 1993 to 618,613 in 2023.1995200020052010201520200500k1M1.5M2M618,613

Yemen's air transport, passengers carried fell from 847,900 in 1993 to 618,613 in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

71st of 137 · 14th in MENA+
Air transport, freightYemen's air transport, freight rose from 11.5 in 1990 to 49.7 in 2023.1990199520002005201020152020020406049.7

Yemen's air transport, freight rose from 11.5 in 1990 to 49.7 in 2023.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

86th of 103 · 17th in MENA+
Container port trafficYemen's container port traffic fell from 390,000 in 2010 to 380,000 in 2024.20102012201420162018202020222024200k300k400k500k380,000

Yemen's container port traffic fell from 390,000 in 2010 to 380,000 in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

132nd of 165 · 20th in MENA+
Liner shipping connectivity indexYemen's liner shipping connectivity index fell from 16.7 in 2006 to 6.6 in 2021.20102015202005101520256.6

Yemen's liner shipping connectivity index fell from 16.7 in 2006 to 6.6 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

131st of 138 · 15th in MENA+
Logistics performance index, overallYemen's logistics performance index, overall fell from 2.3 in 2007 to 2.2 in 2022.20102015202022.22.42.62.832.2

Yemen's logistics performance index, overall fell from 2.3 in 2007 to 2.2 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

167th of 215 · 21st in MENA+
Access to electricity (% of population)Yemen's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 43.2 % in 1995 to 86.3 % in 2024.1995200020052010201520200%20%40%60%80%100%86.3 %

Yemen's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 43.2 % in 1995 to 86.3 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

153rd of 183 · 21st in MENA+
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryYemen's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 21.9 /100k in 2000 to 29.4 /100k in 2019.200020052010201520222426283029.4 /100k

Yemen's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 21.9 /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 Yemen.

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