Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Roads, paved (% of total roads) was 76.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Roads, paved in Tunisia, 1990–2010
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 Tunisia is 76.0%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roads, paved in Tunisia peaked at 78.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 63.7%, in 1998.
That places Tunisia 6th out of 42 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of total roads | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 76.1% | — |
| 1991 | 75.5% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 74.6% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 76.0% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 77.4% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 78.8% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 78.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 78.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 63.7% | -19.3% |
| 1999 | 63.8% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 68.4% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 65.4% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 65.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 75.2% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 75.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +1.1% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 76.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 3.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 76.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.0%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.4% | 63.7% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.0% | 65.4% | 75.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 76.0% | 76.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More infrastructure data for Tunisia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.44 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.96 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15.97 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1597 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.96 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.18 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roads, paved in Tunisia?
- Roads, paved in Tunisia was 76.0% in 2010, according to International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.
- What is the highest roads, paved recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest roads, paved recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.7% in 1998.
- How does Tunisia rank for roads, paved?
- Tunisia ranks 6th out of 42 countries with data for 2010.
- Is roads, paved rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.