Bahrain - Roads

Roads, paved (% of total roads)

Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Bahrain was 82.12 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 82.12 in 2009, while its lowest value was 75.30 in 1991.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.

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Year Value
1990 75.40
1991 75.30
1992 78.80
1996 75.80
1997 76.50
1998 76.90
1999 77.40
2000 77.60
2001 75.30
2002 78.90
2003 79.13
2004 79.74
2005 80.31
2006 80.80
2007 81.04
2008 81.48
2009 82.12

Roads, total network (km)

The value for Roads, total network (km) in Bahrain was 4,083 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,083 in 2009 and a minimum value of 2,646 in 1990.

Definition: Total road network includes motorways, highways, and main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and all other roads in a country.

Source: International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.

See also:

Year Value
1990 2,646
1991 2,671
1992 2,740
1993 2,767
1994 2,818
1995 2,835
1996 3,013
1997 3,103
1998 3,164
1999 3,224
2000 3,261
2002 3,459
2003 3,498
2004 3,603
2005 3,708
2006 3,803
2007 3,851
2008 3,942
2009 4,083

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Transportation