Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Roads, paved (% of total roads) was 53.0% in 2005. ▲ Rising
Roads, paved in Lesotho, 1990–2005
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 Lesotho is 53.0%, measured in 2005. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 196.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roads, paved in Lesotho peaked at 53.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1993.
That places Lesotho 11th out of 42 countries with data for 2005, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of total roads | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.0% | — |
| 1991 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 16.0% | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 17.9% | +19.3% |
| 1996 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 16.8% | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 17.3% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 18.3% | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 53.0% | +189.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 53.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 2.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 53.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.0%, 2.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Lesotho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +189.6% | 18.3% | 53.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.9% | 15.0% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.9% | 18.3% | 53.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More infrastructure data for Lesotho
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7,980 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3414 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 7,980 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7033 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roads, paved in Lesotho?
- Roads, paved in Lesotho was 53.0% in 2005, according to International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.
- What is the highest roads, paved recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest roads, paved recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1993.
- How does Lesotho rank for roads, paved?
- Lesotho ranks 11th out of 42 countries with data for 2005.
- Is roads, paved rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 196.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.