Gabon - Roads

Roads, paved (% of total roads)

Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Gabon was 11.97 as of 2007. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 11.97 in 2007, while its lowest value was 8.20 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 8.20
1991 8.20
1992 8.20
1993 8.20
1994 8.20
1995 8.20
1996 9.90
1997 9.90
1998 9.90
1999 9.90
2000 9.90
2004 10.21
2007 11.97

Roads, total network (km)

The value for Roads, total network (km) in Gabon was 9,170 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9,170 in 2007 and a minimum value of 7,518 in 1991.

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 7,570
1991 7,518
1992 7,518
1993 7,518
1994 7,610
1995 7,640
1996 7,708
1997 8,079
1998 8,525
1999 8,336
2000 8,464
2004 9,170
2007 9,170

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Transportation