Brazil - Roads
Roads, paved (% of total roads)
Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Brazil was 5.50 as of 2000. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 12.30 in 1993, while its lowest value was 5.50 in 2000.
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 | 9.70 |
| 1991 | 8.60 |
| 1992 | 8.60 |
| 1993 | 12.30 |
| 1994 | 8.10 |
| 1995 | 8.90 |
| 1996 | 9.30 |
| 1997 | 9.10 |
| 1998 | 9.60 |
| 1999 | 5.60 |
| 2000 | 5.50 |
Roads, total network (km)
The value for Roads, total network (km) in Brazil was 1,751,868 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 14 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,980,000 in 1996 and a minimum value of 1,657,769 in 1995.
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.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,670,148 |
| 1991 | 1,661,850 |
| 1992 | 1,661,850 |
| 1993 | 1,824,364 |
| 1994 | 1,824,364 |
| 1995 | 1,657,769 |
| 1996 | 1,980,000 |
| 1997 | 1,658,677 |
| 1998 | 1,670,148 |
| 1999 | 1,726,854 |
| 2000 | 1,724,929 |
| 2003 | 1,738,990 |
| 2004 | 1,751,868 |
Classification
Topic: Infrastructure Indicators
Sub-Topic: Transportation
