Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Roads, paved (% of total roads) 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.
Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of total roads | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.5% | — |
| 1991 | 10.9% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 11.3% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 11.7% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 12.1% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 12.5% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | -35.2% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | +107.9% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | -2.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 17.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 81% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 17.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.0%, 89% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +107.9% | 8.4% | 17.4% |
| 2000 | -35.2% | 12.5% | 8.1% |
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
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 31.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,507 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2318 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 67,507 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (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.