Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Roads, paved (% of total roads) was 20.8% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Roads, paved in Mozambique, 1990–2009
Source: International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted. Measured in % of total roads.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 20.8% for roads, paved in 2009. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roads, paved in Mozambique peaked at 20.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 1990.
Mozambique ranks 21st of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of total roads | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.8% | — |
| 1991 | 17.2% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 17.5% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 17.8% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 18.2% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 18.6% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 20.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.3%, 1.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 20.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.0%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 16.8% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 18.7% | 20.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More infrastructure data for Mozambique
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 17.14 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.5 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 28,329 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0818 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0008 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 28,329 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.495 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roads, paved in Mozambique?
- Roads, paved in Mozambique was 20.8% in 2009, according to International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.
- What is the highest roads, paved recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest roads, paved recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 1990.
- How does Mozambique rank for roads, paved?
- Mozambique ranks 21st out of 42 countries with data for 2009.
- Is roads, paved rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.