Dem. Rep. Korea - Roads

Roads, paved (% of total roads)

Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Dem. Rep. Korea was 2.83 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 6.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 2.83 in 2006.

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 5.70
1991 5.80
1992 6.00
1993 6.10
1994 6.20
1995 6.30
1996 6.40
1997 6.40
1998 6.40
1999 6.40
2000 6.40
2006 2.83

Roads, total network (km)

The value for Roads, total network (km) in Dem. Rep. Korea was 25,554 as of 2006. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31,200 in 2000 and a minimum value of 25,554 in 2006.

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 27,800
1991 28,300
1992 28,900
1993 29,500
1994 30,000
1995 30,600
1996 31,200
1997 31,200
1998 31,200
1999 31,200
2000 31,200
2006 25,554

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Transportation