Roads, total network in Libya
Libya: Roads, total network was 83,200 km in 2000. ▲ Rising
Roads, total network in Libya, 1990–2000
Source: International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted. Measured in km.
Analysis
Libya recorded 83,200 km for roads, total network in 2000. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roads, total network in Libya peaked at 83,200 km in 1999 and was at its lowest, 74,000 km, in 1990.
Libya ranks 9th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Roads, total network in Libya, year by year
| Year | km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74,000 km | — |
| 1991 | 75,400 km | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 76,900 km | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 78,500 km | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 80,000 km | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 81,600 km | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 83,200 km | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 83,200 km | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 83,200 km is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,484 km, 4.8× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Libya's 83,200 km is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 70,798 km, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78,514 km | 74,000 km | 83,200 km | 7 |
| 2000s | 83,200 km | 83,200 km | 83,200 km | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More infrastructure data for Libya
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.94 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 192.97 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.22 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.86 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1686 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -22.7 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.22 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.93 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roads, total network in Libya?
- Roads, total network in Libya was 83,200 km in 2000, according to International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.
- What is the highest roads, total network recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 83,200 km in 1999.
- What is the lowest roads, total network recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,000 km in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for roads, total network?
- Libya ranks 9th out of 47 countries with data for 2000.
- Is roads, total network rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.