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Africa > Tanzania > Transportation

TANZANIAN TRANSPORTATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Air transport, freight > million tons per km 2.36 million tons/km Time series [112nd of 153]
Air transport, passengers carried 262,534 Time series [120th of 164]
    Air transport, passengers carried (per capita) 6.85 per 1,000 people Time series [137th of 177]
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 6,597 Time series [116th of 164]
    Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide (per capita) 0.172 per 1,000 people Time series [137th of 177]
Aircraft departures 4,500 [119th of 155]
    Aircraft departures (per capita) 0.122396 per 1,000 people [140th of 155]
Airports 124 Time series [47th of 247]
    Airports (per $ GDP) 9.7 per billion $ of GDP Time series [42nd of 200]
    Airports (per capita) 3.148 per million people Time series [168th of 234]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 5 Time series [79th of 181]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP) 460.787 per $1 trillion of GDP [53rd of 150]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 0.127 per million people Time series [163rd of 178]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 2 Time series [118th of 158]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per $ GDP) 0.184 per $1 billion of GDP [75th of 141]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita) 0.051 per million people Time series [150th of 156]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 1 Time series [143rd of 157]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 0.092 per $1 billion of GDP [87th of 133]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 0.025 per million people Time series [148th of 156]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m 2 Time series [92nd of 157]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per $ GDP) 184.315 per $1 trillion of GDP [50th of 136]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per capita) 0.051 per million people Time series [138th of 156]
Airports > With paved runways > Total 10 Time series [115th of 234]
    Airports > With paved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 0.86 per billion $ of GDP Time series [83rd of 179]
    Airports > With paved runways > Total (per capita) 0.254 per million people Time series [216th of 228]
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m 1 Time series [120th of 129]
    Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP) 78.224 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [55th of 121]
    Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m (per capita) 0.025 per million people Time series [123rd of 127]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 17 Time series [23rd of 133]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP) 1,658.833 per $1 trillion of GDP [23rd of 118]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 0.432 per million people Time series [59th of 130]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 63 Time series [23rd of 175]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 5,713.759 per $1 trillion of GDP [27th of 152]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 1.6 per million people Time series [70th of 170]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total 114 Time series [36th of 204]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 8,839.333 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [35th of 165]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per capita) 2.895 per million people Time series [112nd of 195]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m 34 Time series [54th of 187]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP) 2,581.398 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [46th of 172]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per capita) 0.863 per million people Time series [122nd of 184]
Driving side of the road > Left or right Left side
Highways > Paved 3,704 km Time series [59th of 113]
    Highways > Paved (per capita) 0.112 km per 1,000 people Time series [103rd of 108]
Highways > Total 88,200 km Time series [24th of 118]
    Highways > Total (per capita) 2.67 km per 1,000 people Time series [71st of 113]
Highways > Unpaved 84,496 km Time series [13th of 113]
    Highways > Unpaved (per capita) 2.558 km per 1,000 people Time series [42nd of 108]
Investment in transport with private participation > current US$ 6,500,000 $ Time series [28th of 30]
    Investment in transport with private participation > current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.716 $ per $1,000 of GDP Time series [44th of 69]
    Investment in transport with private participation > current US$ (per capita) 0.187 $ per 1,000 people Time series [51st of 70]
Merchant marine > By type
cargo 1, passenger/cargo 4, petroleum tanker 4
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries 1 Time series [102nd of 118]
Merchant marine > Ships by type
cargo 2, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 2
Merchant marine > Total 9 Time series [114th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total (per $ GDP) 0.704 per billion $ of GDP Time series [70th of 132]
    Merchant marine > Total (per capita) 0.224 per million people Time series [142nd of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt 31,507 Dwt Time series [120th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per $ GDP) 2.465 Dwt per million $ of GDP Time series [90th of 129]
    Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per capita) 0.8 Dwt per 1,000 people Time series [143rd of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT 24,801 GRT Time series [123rd of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per $ GDP) 1.94 GRT per million $ of GDP Time series [89th of 130]
    Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per capita) 0.63 GRT per 1,000 people Time series [145th of 156]
Pipelines gas 287 km; oil 891 km Time series
Pipelines > All types
gas 29 km; oil 866 km (2004)
Pipelines > Gas 29 km [104th of 107]
    Pipelines > Gas (per $ GDP) 2.673 km per $1 billion of GDP [88th of 101]
    Pipelines > Gas (per capita) 0.774 km per 1 million people [106th of 107]
Pipelines > Oil 866 km [50th of 97]
    Pipelines > Oil (per $ GDP) 79.808 km per $1 billion of GDP [16th of 92]
    Pipelines > Oil (per capita) 23.127 km per 1 million people [73rd of 97]
Pipelines > Total length 895 km [82nd of 120]
    Pipelines > Total length (per $ GDP) 82.481 km per $1 billion of GDP [43rd of 113]
    Pipelines > Total length (per capita) 23.901 km per 1 million people [106th of 120]
Ports and harbors
Bukoba, Dar es Salaam, Kigoma, Kilwa Masoko, Lindi, Mtwara, Mwanza, Pangani, Tanga, Wete, Zanzibar
Ports and terminals Dar es Salaam Time series
Rail lines > total route-km 2,600 km Time series [50th of 111]
Railways > A note
the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA), which operates 1,860 km of 1.067-m narrow gauge track between Dar es Salaam and Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia (of which 969 km are in Tanzania and 891 km are in Zambia) is not a part of Tanzania Railways Corporation; because of the difference in gauge, this system does not connect to Tanzania Railways (2001)
Railways > Narrow gauge
969 km 1.067-m gauge; 2,721 km 1.000-m gauge
Railways > Total 3,690 km Time series [44th of 220]
    Railways > Total (per $ GDP) 288.647 km per billion $ of GDP Time series [10th of 189]
    Railways > Total (per capita) 93.472 km per million people Time series [85th of 218]
Railways, goods transported > million ton-km 1,196 million ton-km Time series [59th of 84]
    Railways, goods transported > million ton-km (per capita) 31.204 million ton-km per 1 mi Time series [75th of 111]
Railways, passengers carried > million passenger-km 628 million passenger-km Time series [59th of 83]
    Railways, passengers carried > million passenger-km (per capita) 16.385 million passenger-km pe Time series [72nd of 108]
Roads, paved > % of total roads 8.63 % Time series [67th of 163]
Roads, total network > km 78,891 km Time series [35th of 172]
Roadways > Paved 6,808 km Time series [48th of 81]
Roadways > Total 78,891 km Time series [27th of 85]
Roadways > Unpaved 72,083 km Time series [10th of 79]
Transportation > Note
the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Indian Ocean are high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen
Travel services > % of commercial service exports 69.71 % Time series [24th of 153]
Travel services > % of commercial service imports 50.91 % Time series [4th of 153]
Vehicle abundance 0.16 per square km [131st of 141]
Waterways > A note
Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, and Lake Nyasa are principal avenues of commerce between Tanzania and its neighbors on those lakes

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; World standards on users.pandora.be; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Tanzania, United Republic of Tanzania, united rep. of tanzania, Tanzania, U. Rep. of

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