Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Roads, paved (% of total roads) was 21.8% in 2001. ▲ Rising
Roads, paved in Eritrea, 1990–2001
Source: International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted. Measured in % of total roads.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 21.8% for roads, paved in 2001. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roads, paved in Eritrea peaked at 21.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 1990.
That places Eritrea 19th out of 42 countries with data for 2001, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of total roads | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.4% | — |
| 1991 | 19.8% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 20.2% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 20.6% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 21.0% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 21.4% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 21.8% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 21.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 21.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 21.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 21.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 21.8% | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 21.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.3%, 1.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 21.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.0%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.0% | 19.4% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 21.8% | 21.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More infrastructure data for Eritrea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.02 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 59.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 68,216 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.02 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 68,216 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5912 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roads, paved in Eritrea?
- Roads, paved in Eritrea was 21.8% in 2001, according to International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.
- What is the highest roads, paved recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest roads, paved recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 1990.
- How does Eritrea rank for roads, paved?
- Eritrea ranks 19th out of 42 countries with data for 2001.
- Is roads, paved rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.