Roads, paved in Congo
Congo: Roads, paved was 7.1% in 2006. ▼ Falling
Roads, paved in Congo, 1990–2006
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 Congo is 7.1%, measured in 2006.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.0% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roads, paved in Congo peaked at 9.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2004.
That places Congo 38th out of 42 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 5.0% | 9.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 35 Benin 9.5% compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 8.0% compare
- 37 Cote d'Ivoire 7.9% compare
- 39 Central African Republic 6.8% compare
- 40 Liberia 6.2% compare
- 41 Burkina Faso 4.2% compare
More infrastructure data for Congo
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2917 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17,604 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 95.53 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.05 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 147,084 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 4.15 million ton-km (2019)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,545 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 222 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 36,785 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 47.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roads, paved in Congo?
- Roads, paved in Congo was 7.1% in 2006, according to International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.
- What is the highest roads, paved recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest roads, paved recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2004.
- How does Congo rank for roads, paved?
- Congo ranks 38th out of 42 countries with data for 2006.
- Is roads, paved rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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.