Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Somalia
Somalia: Roads, paved (% of total roads) was 11.8% in 2001. ▬ Flat
Roads, paved in Somalia, 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 Somalia is 11.8%, measured in 2001. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roads, paved in Somalia peaked at 11.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 1990.
That places Somalia 33rd out of 42 countries with data for 2001, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of total roads | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.1% | — |
| 1991 | 11.3% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 11.5% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 11.8% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 11.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.3%, 72% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 11.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.0%, 62% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.7% | 11.1% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More infrastructure data for Somalia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.91 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 53.96 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 55,005 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2996 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.003 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -39.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 55,005 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5396 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roads, paved in Somalia?
- Roads, paved in Somalia was 11.8% in 2001, according to International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.
- What is the highest roads, paved recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest roads, paved recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for roads, paved?
- Somalia ranks 33rd out of 42 countries with data for 2001.
- Is roads, paved rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia 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.