Roads, paved in Cameroon
Cameroon: Roads, paved was 17.0% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Roads, paved in Cameroon, 1990–2008
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 Cameroon is 17.0%, measured in 2008.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roads, paved in Cameroon peaked at 17.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 26th out of 42 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 10.5% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 8.1% | 17.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More infrastructure data for Cameroon
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2318 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,507 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 31.52 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 331,025 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.0177 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 6,200 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 273 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 9,880 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 46.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roads, paved in Cameroon?
- Roads, paved in Cameroon was 17.0% in 2008, according to International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.
- What is the highest roads, paved recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest roads, paved recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for roads, paved?
- Cameroon ranks 26th out of 42 countries with data for 2008.
- Is roads, paved rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.