Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Algeria
Algeria: Roads, paved (% of total roads) was 77.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Roads, paved in Algeria, 1990–2010
Source: International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted. Measured in % of total roads.
Analysis
In 2010, roads, paved in Algeria stood at 77.1%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roads, paved in Algeria peaked at 77.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 1992.
That places Algeria 4th out of 42 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of total roads | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.0% | — |
| 1991 | 70.0% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 66.0% | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 66.7% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 68.0% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 68.9% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 68.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 68.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 68.9% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 68.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 68.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 70.2% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 73.5% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 77.1% | +4.2% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 77.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.2%, 1.3× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 77.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.0%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.2% | 66.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.7% | 68.9% | 74.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 77.1% | 77.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More infrastructure data for Algeria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 54.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 115.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.93 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1481 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 9.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.93 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roads, paved in Algeria?
- Roads, paved in Algeria was 77.1% in 2010, according to International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.
- What is the highest roads, paved recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest roads, paved recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 1992.
- How does Algeria rank for roads, paved?
- Algeria ranks 4th out of 42 countries with data for 2010.
- Is roads, paved rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted, published as part of Roads, paved (% of total roads). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Paved roads are those surfaced with crushed stone (macadam) and hydrocarbon binder or bituminized agents, with concrete, or with cobblestones, as a percentage of all the country's roads, measured in length.