Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Gabon
Gabon: Roads, paved (% of total roads) was 12.0% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Roads, paved in Gabon, 1990–2007
Source: International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted. Measured in % of total roads.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 12.0% for roads, paved in 2007. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 17.5% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roads, paved in Gabon peaked at 12.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1990.
That places Gabon 32nd out of 42 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of total roads | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.2% | — |
| 1991 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9.9% | +20.7% |
| 1997 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +17.5% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 12.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.2%, 21% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 12.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.0%, 63% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.2% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.9% | 12.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More infrastructure data for Gabon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.34 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,119 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 23.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 67,119 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.25 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roads, paved in Gabon?
- Roads, paved in Gabon was 12.0% in 2007, according to International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.
- What is the highest roads, paved recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest roads, paved recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1990.
- How does Gabon rank for roads, paved?
- Gabon ranks 32nd out of 42 countries with data for 2007.
- Is roads, paved rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.