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Zimbabwe · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 8 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

136th of 149 · 25th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Air transport, passengers carriedZimbabwe's air transport, passengers carried fell from 594,600 in 1993 to 92,494 in 2023.1995200020052010201520200200k400k600k800k92,494

Zimbabwe's air transport, passengers carried fell from 594,600 in 1993 to 92,494 in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

97th of 137 · 10th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Air transport, freightZimbabwe's air transport, freight fell from 130.8 in 1994 to 3.8 in 2023.1995200020052010201520200501001502003.8

Zimbabwe's air transport, freight fell from 130.8 in 1994 to 3.8 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

34th of 66 · 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Rail lines (total route-km)Zimbabwe's rail lines (total route-km) rose from 2,583 km in 2007 to 3,120 km in 2020.20082010201220142016201820202,6002,8003,0003,2003,120 km

Zimbabwe's rail lines (total route-km) rose from 2,583 km in 2007 to 3,120 km in 2020.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

60th of 64 · 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Railways, passengers carriedZimbabwe's railways, passengers carried fell from 98 in 2018 to 17 in 2020.20182019202005010015020025017

Zimbabwe's railways, passengers carried fell from 98 in 2018 to 17 in 2020.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

52nd of 62 · 2nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Railways, goods transportedZimbabwe's railways, goods transported fell from 1,580 in 2007 to 703 in 2020.20082010201220142016201820206008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,800703

Zimbabwe's railways, goods transported fell from 1,580 in 2007 to 703 in 2020.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

96th of 138 · 10th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Logistics performance index, overallZimbabwe's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.3 in 2007 to 2.5 in 2022.20102015202022.22.42.62.5

Zimbabwe's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.3 in 2007 to 2.5 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

184th of 215 · 20th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Access to electricity (% of population)Zimbabwe's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 31.9 % in 1995 to 62.0 % in 2024.19952000200520102015202030%40%50%60%62.0 %

Zimbabwe's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 31.9 % in 1995 to 62.0 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

182nd of 183 · 48th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryZimbabwe's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 29.3 /100k in 2000 to 41.2 /100k in 2019.200020052010201530354041.2 /100k

Zimbabwe's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 29.3 /100k in 2000 to 41.2 /100k in 2019.

No data available (2)

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

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