Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Senegal
Senegal: Roads, paved (% of total roads) was 35.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Roads, paved in Senegal, 1990–2010
Source: International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted. Measured in % of total roads.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 35.5% for roads, paved in 2010. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roads, paved in Senegal peaked at 35.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 1990.
Senegal ranks 13th 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of total roads | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.2% | — |
| 1991 | 27.8% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 28.3% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 28.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 28.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 28.5% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 29.3% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 29.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 29.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 29.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 29.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | +10.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 35.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 1.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 35.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.0%, 1.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.6% | 27.2% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.2% | 29.3% | 32.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 35.5% | 35.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More infrastructure data for Senegal
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 123.89 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 297,046 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0161 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -25.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 297,046 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roads, paved in Senegal?
- Roads, paved in Senegal was 35.5% in 2010, according to International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.
- What is the highest roads, paved recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest roads, paved recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for roads, paved?
- Senegal ranks 13th out of 42 countries with data for 2010.
- Is roads, paved rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.