Airports:
166 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 34
[see also: Airports country ranks ]

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 10
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 156
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 24
914 to 1,523 m: 98
under 914 m: 33 (2013)

Pipelines:
gas 311 km; oil 891 km; refined products 8 km (2013)
[see also: Pipelines country ranks ]

Railways:
total: 4,567 km
narrow gauge: 1,860 km 1.067-m gauge; 2,707 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world: 47
[see also: Railways country ranks ]

Roadways:
total: 86,472 km
[see also: Roadways - total (km) country ranks ]
paved: 7,092 km
[see also: Roadways - paved (km) country ranks ]
unpaved: 79,380 km (2010)
[see also: Roadways - unpaved (km) country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 53

Waterways:
(Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, and Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) are the principal avenues of commerce with neighboring countries; the rivers are not navigable) (2011)
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]

Merchant marine:
total: 94
by type: bulk carrier 6, cargo 66, carrier 4, chemical tanker 1, container 1, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 10, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 3
foreign-owned: 42 (Japan 1, Romania 1, Saudi Arabia 1, Syria 23, Turkey 13, UAE 3)
registered in other countries: 3 (Panama 2, UK 1) (2010)
country comparison to the world: 52
[see also: Merchant marine country ranks ]

Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s): Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar

Transportation - note:
the International Maritime Bureau reports that shipping in territorial and offshore waters in the Indian Ocean remain at risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships, especially as Somali-based pirates extend their activities south; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen