Costa Rica - Roads

Roads, goods transported (million ton-km)

The value for Roads, goods transported (million ton-km) in Costa Rica was 1.06 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,070.00 in 1996 and a minimum value of 1.06 in 2007.

Definition: Goods transported by road are the volume of goods transported by road vehicles, measured in millions of metric tons times kilometers traveled.

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

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Year Value
1990 2,243.00
1992 2,400.00
1993 2,570.00
1994 2,730.00
1995 2,900.00
1996 3,070.00
2007 1.06

Roads, paved (% of total roads)

Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Costa Rica was 25.95 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 25.95 in 2009, while its lowest value was 15.30 in 1990.

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 15.30
1991 15.80
1992 15.80
1993 16.30
1994 16.30
1995 16.70
1996 17.00
1997 17.00
1998 21.00
1999 22.00
2000 22.00
2001 22.00
2002 22.00
2003 24.60
2004 24.40
2006 25.20
2007 25.53
2008 25.28
2009 25.95

Roads, passengers carried (million passenger-km)

Definition: Passengers carried by road are the number of passengers transported by road times kilometers traveled.

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

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Year Value
2007 27.00

Roads, total network (km)

The value for Roads, total network (km) in Costa Rica was 39,039 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39,039 in 2009 and a minimum value of 33,886 in 2003.

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 35,556
1991 35,536
1992 35,560
1993 35,541
1994 35,583
1995 35,600
1996 35,597
1997 35,597
1998 37,273
1999 35,876
2000 35,892
2002 35,303
2003 33,886
2004 35,330
2006 35,983
2007 36,654
2008 38,049
2009 39,039

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Transportation