Roads, paved in Lesotho
Lesotho: Roads, paved 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.
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
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3414 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7,980 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.64 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1,300 (1999)
- Air transport, freight 0.1 million ton-km (1993)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 200 (1999)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 5.23 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,288 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 51.8% (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.