Somalia Country Profile – Infrastructure

From Cia Factbook (Page last updated on October 06, 2020)

Electricity access:

  • population without electricity: 12 million (2017)
  • electrification – total population: 17% (2017)
  • electrification – urban areas: 35% (2017)
  • electrification – rural areas: 4% (2017)

Electricity – production: 339 million kWh (2016 est.)

Electricity – consumption: 315.3 million kWh (2016 est.)

Crude oil – proved reserves: 0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)

Natural gas – proved reserves: 5.663 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)

Airports52 (2020)

Airports – with paved runways:

  • total: 8 (2020)
  • over 3,047 m: 5
  • 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2

Airports – with unpaved runways:

  • total: 44 (2020)
  • 2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m: 16
  • 914 to 1,523 m: 22
  • under 914 m: 1

Roadways: 15,000 km (2018)

Ports and terminals: Berbera, Kismaayo


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