Roads, paved in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Roads, paved was 68.1% in 2001. ▲ Rising
Roads, paved in Sao Tome and Principe, 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 Sao Tome and Principe is 68.1%, measured in 2001. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roads, paved in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 68.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 61.6%, in 1990.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 9th of 42 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Roads, paved in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % of total roads | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 61.6% | — |
| 1991 | 62.8% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 64.1% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 65.4% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 66.7% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 68.0% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 68.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 68.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 68.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 68.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 68.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 68.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.1% | 61.6% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 68.1% | 68.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More infrastructure data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 147,061 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.44 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,781 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.7561 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0076 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,781 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6244 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Roads, paved in Sao Tome and Principe was 68.1% in 2001, according to International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.
- What is the highest roads, paved recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest roads, paved recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.6% in 1990.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for roads, paved?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 9th out of 42 countries with data for 2001.
- Is roads, paved rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.