Roads, paved in Ghana
Ghana: Roads, paved was 12.6% in 2009. βΌ Falling
Roads, paved in Ghana, 1990β2009
Source: International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted. Measured in % of total roads.
Analysis
In 2009, roads, paved in Ghana stood at 12.6%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.7% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roads, paved in Ghana peaked at 29.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2009.
Ghana ranks 31st of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.1% | 19.6% | 29.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 12.6% | 29.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More infrastructure data for Ghana
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 39.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.65 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 269,356 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.7824 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 11,490 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0 million ton-km (2019)
- Air transport, passengers carried 440,680 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 30.3 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 914.05 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 72.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roads, paved in Ghana?
- Roads, paved in Ghana was 12.6% in 2009, according to International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.
- What is the highest roads, paved recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest roads, paved recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2009.
- How does Ghana rank for roads, paved?
- Ghana ranks 31st out of 42 countries with data for 2009.
- Is roads, paved rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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.