Roads, paved in Libya
Libya: Roads, paved was 57.2% in 2001. ▲ Rising
Roads, paved in Libya, 1990–2001
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 Libya is 57.2%, measured in 2001. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roads, paved in Libya peaked at 57.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 1990.
That places Libya 10th out of 42 countries with data for 2001, putting it in the top quarter.
Roads, paved in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of total roads | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.7% | — |
| 1991 | 52.7% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 53.8% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 54.9% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 56.0% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 57.1% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 57.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 57.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 57.2% | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 57.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.2%, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Libya's 57.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.0%, 75% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.8% | 51.7% | 57.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 57.2% | 57.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More infrastructure data for Libya
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.94 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 192.97 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.22 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.86 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1686 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -22.7 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.22 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.93 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roads, paved in Libya?
- Roads, paved in Libya was 57.2% in 2001, according to International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.
- What is the highest roads, paved recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest roads, paved recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for roads, paved?
- Libya ranks 10th out of 42 countries with data for 2001.
- Is roads, paved rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.