Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Benin
Benin: Roads, paved (% of total roads) was 9.5% in 2004. ▼ Falling
Roads, paved in Benin, 1990–2004
Source: International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted. Measured in % of total roads.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roads, paved in Benin is 9.5%, measured in 2004. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roads, paved in Benin peaked at 20.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2004.
That places Benin 35th out of 42 countries with data for 2004, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of total roads | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.0% | — |
| 1991 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -52.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 9.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 45% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Benin's 9.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.0%, 50% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More infrastructure data for Benin
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,350 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0093 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,350 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roads, paved in Benin?
- Roads, paved in Benin was 9.5% in 2004, according to International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.
- What is the highest roads, paved recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest roads, paved recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2004.
- How does Benin rank for roads, paved?
- Benin ranks 35th out of 42 countries with data for 2004.
- Is roads, paved rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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.