Roads, paved in Zambia
Zambia: Roads, paved was 22.0% in 2001. β² Rising
Roads, paved in Zambia, 1990β2001
Source: International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted. Measured in % of total roads.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 22.0% for roads, paved in 2001. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roads, paved in Zambia peaked at 22.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 1990.
That places Zambia 18th out of 42 countries with data for 2001, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.3% | 16.6% | 18.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 15 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 29.7%
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 27.9% compare
- 17 Mali 24.6% compare
- 19 Eritrea, The State of 21.8% compare
- 20 Togo 21.0% compare
- 21 Mozambique, Republic of 20.8% compare
More infrastructure data for Zambia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 73,688 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3457 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 73,688 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roads, paved in Zambia?
- Roads, paved in Zambia was 22.0% in 2001, according to International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.
- What is the highest roads, paved recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest roads, paved recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for roads, paved?
- Zambia ranks 18th out of 42 countries with data for 2001.
- Is roads, paved rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.