Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Sudan
Sudan: Roads, paved (% of total roads) was 36.3% in 2001. ▲ Rising
Roads, paved in Sudan, 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 Sudan is 36.3%, measured in 2001. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roads, paved in Sudan peaked at 36.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 1991.
Sudan ranks 12th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of total roads | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.8% | — |
| 1991 | 33.7% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 33.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 34.5% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 35.4% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 36.2% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 36.3% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 36.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.3%, 2.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 36.3% 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 | 35.2% | 33.7% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 36.3% | 36.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More infrastructure data for Sudan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 34.67 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.21 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 155,802 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3155 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0032 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 18.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 155,802 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7021 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roads, paved in Sudan?
- Roads, paved in Sudan was 36.3% in 2001, according to International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.
- What is the highest roads, paved recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest roads, paved recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 1991.
- How does Sudan rank for roads, paved?
- Sudan ranks 12th out of 42 countries with data for 2001.
- Is roads, paved rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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.