Roads, paved in Namibia
Namibia: Roads, paved was 14.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Roads, paved in Namibia, 1990–2010
Source: International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted. Measured in % of total roads.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 14.5% for roads, paved in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roads, paved in Namibia peaked at 14.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1993.
That places Namibia 28th out of 42 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Roads, paved in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of total roads | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.8% | — |
| 1991 | 10.9% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7.3% | -33.0% |
| 1994 | 7.9% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 11.4% | +44.3% |
| 1997 | 13.2% | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 13.5% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -1.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 14.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 69% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 14.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.0%, 76% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roads, paved in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +44.3% | 7.9% | 11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 7.3% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 12.8% | 14.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More infrastructure data for Namibia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 85.16 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 77,390 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.55 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 77,390 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8517 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roads, paved in Namibia?
- Roads, paved in Namibia was 14.5% in 2010, according to International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.
- What is the highest roads, paved recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest roads, paved recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1993.
- How does Namibia rank for roads, paved?
- Namibia ranks 28th out of 42 countries with data for 2010.
- Is roads, paved rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.