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Zambia · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 8 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

123rd of 149 · 18th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Air transport, passengers carriedZambia's air transport, passengers carried rose from 292,500 in 1991 to 321,739 in 2023.1995200020052010201520200100k200k300k321,739

Zambia's air transport, passengers carried rose from 292,500 in 1991 to 321,739 in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

61st of 137 · 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Air transport, freightZambia's air transport, freight rose from 24.9 in 1989 to 104.3 in 2023.1990199520002005201020152020020406080100120104.3

Zambia's air transport, freight rose from 24.9 in 1989 to 104.3 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

57th of 74 · 5th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Rail lines (total route-km)Zambia's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 1,273 km in 1995 to 1,248 km in 2019.199520002005201020151,2501,2601,2701,248 km

Zambia's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 1,273 km in 1995 to 1,248 km in 2019.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

70th of 71 · 6th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
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Railways, passengers carriedZambia's railways, passengers carried fell from 280 in 1996 to 4.2 in 2018.200020052010201501002003004.2

Zambia's railways, passengers carried fell from 280 in 1996 to 4.2 in 2018.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

63rd of 70 · 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa*
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Railways, goods transportedZambia's railways, goods transported fell from 462 in 1995 to 297 in 2017.19952000200520102015300400500600297

Zambia's railways, goods transported fell from 462 in 1995 to 297 in 2017.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

109th of 159 · 15th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
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Logistics performance index, overallZambia's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.4 in 2007 to 2.5 in 2018.2008201020122014201620182.32.42.52.5

Zambia's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.4 in 2007 to 2.5 in 2018.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

197th of 215 · 31st in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Access to electricity (% of population)Zambia's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 15.7 % in 1995 to 53.6 % in 2024.1995200020052010201520200%20%40%60%53.6 %

Zambia's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 15.7 % in 1995 to 53.6 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

116th of 183 · 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mortality caused by road traffic injuryZambia's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 27.4 /100k in 2000 to 20.5 /100k in 2019.200020052010201518202224262820.5 /100k

Zambia's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 27.4 /100k in 2000 to 20.5 /100k in 2019.

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