Roads, total network in Somalia
Somalia: Roads, total network was 22,100 km in 2000. ▬ Flat
Roads, total network in Somalia, 1990–2000
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 Somalia is 22,100 km, measured in 2000. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roads, total network in Somalia peaked at 22,100 km in 1993 and was at its lowest, 20,800 km, in 1990.
Somalia ranks 23rd of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Roads, total network in Somalia, year by year
| Year | km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20,800 km | — |
| 1991 | 21,300 km | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 21,700 km | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 22,100 km | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 22,100 km | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 22,100 km | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 22,100 km | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 22,100 km | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 22,100 km | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 22,100 km | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 22,100 km | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 22,100 km is above the median for low income countries, which is 19,267 km, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 22,100 km is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19,267 km, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,850 km | 20,800 km | 22,100 km | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,100 km | 22,100 km | 22,100 km | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More infrastructure data for Somalia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.91 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 53.96 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 55,005 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2996 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.003 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -39.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 55,005 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5396 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roads, total network in Somalia?
- Roads, total network in Somalia was 22,100 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 22,100 km in 1993.
- What is the lowest roads, total network recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,800 km in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for roads, total network?
- Somalia ranks 23rd out of 47 countries with data for 2000.
- Is roads, total network rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia 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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About this data
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.