Roads, total network in Kenya
Kenya: Roads, total network was 61,947 km in 2010. ▬ Flat
Roads, total network in Kenya, 1990–2010
Source: International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted. Measured in km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roads, total network in Kenya is 61,947 km, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roads, total network in Kenya peaked at 63,942 km in 1997 and was at its lowest, 61,285 km, in 1990.
Kenya ranks 11th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Roads, total network in Kenya, year by year
| Year | km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 61,285 km | — |
| 1991 | 62,573 km | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 63,100 km | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 63,400 km | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 63,324 km | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 63,663 km | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 63,942 km | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 63,942 km | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 63,942 km | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 63,942 km | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 63,942 km | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 63,265 km | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 63,575 km | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 61,945 km | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 61,947 km | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 61,947 km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44,138 km, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 61,947 km is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19,267 km, 3.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63,311 km | 61,285 km | 63,942 km | 10 |
| 2000s | 63,182 km | 61,945 km | 63,942 km | 4 |
| 2010s | 61,947 km | 61,947 km | 61,947 km | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More infrastructure data for Kenya
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 71.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.48 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 57,017 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.101 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 57,017 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roads, total network in Kenya?
- Roads, total network in Kenya was 61,947 km in 2010, according to International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.
- What is the highest roads, total network recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 63,942 km in 1997.
- What is the lowest roads, total network recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,285 km in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for roads, total network?
- Kenya ranks 11th out of 47 countries with data for 2010.
- Is roads, total network rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted, published as part of Roads, total network (km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total road network includes motorways, highways, and main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and all other roads in a country. A motorway is a road designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions.