Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Roads, paved (% of total roads) was 13.7% in 2007. ▼ Falling
Roads, paved in Ethiopia, 1990–2007
Source: International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted. Measured in % of total roads.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 13.7% for roads, paved in 2007.
That represents a change of up 18.1% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roads, paved in Ethiopia peaked at 19.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2005.
That places Ethiopia 30th out of 42 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of total roads | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.0% | — |
| 1991 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 15.5% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 15.3% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14.0% | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 13.3% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | +48.4% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -42.5% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +18.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 13.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.3%, 84% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 13.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.0%, 72% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +48.4% | 12.9% | 19.1% |
| 2005 | -42.5% | 19.1% | 11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 13.3% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 11.0% | 19.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More infrastructure data for Ethiopia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 85.95 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 65.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 765,634 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.5798 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0058 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 765,634 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6508 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 Ethiopia?
- Roads, paved in Ethiopia was 13.7% in 2007, according to International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.
- What is the highest roads, paved recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest roads, paved recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2005.
- How does Ethiopia rank for roads, paved?
- Ethiopia ranks 30th out of 42 countries with data for 2007.
- Is roads, paved rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.