Mexico - Roads

Roads, goods transported (million ton-km)

The value for Roads, goods transported (million ton-km) in Mexico was 211,600 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 227,290 in 2008 and a minimum value of 108,884 in 1990.

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 108,884
1991 124,924
1992 134,298
1993 139,675
1994 158,320
1995 162,827
1996 170,838
1997 154,083
1998 179,085
2002 192,900
2003 195,200
2004 199,800
2005 204,217
2006 209,392
2007 222,391
2008 227,290
2009 211,600

Roads, paved (% of total roads)

Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Mexico was 35.28 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 36.98 in 2005, while its lowest value was 29.70 in 1997.

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 35.10
1992 35.50
1993 36.00
1994 31.00
1995 31.30
1996 31.80
1997 29.70
1998 34.30
1999 32.80
2000 32.80
2002 33.50
2003 35.76
2004 36.31
2005 36.98
2006 33.47
2007 34.96
2008 35.28

Roads, passengers carried (million passenger-km)

The value for Roads, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Mexico was 436,900 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 463,865 in 2008 and a minimum value of 385,296 in 1999.

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
1999 385,296
2000 385,296
2002 393,200
2003 399,000
2004 410,000
2005 422,915
2006 436,999
2007 449,917
2008 463,865
2009 436,900

Roads, total network (km)

The value for Roads, total network (km) in Mexico was 366,807 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 366,807 in 2009 and a minimum value of 239,235 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.

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Year Value
1990 239,235
1991 242,294
1992 243,856
1993 243,203
1994 303,414
1995 307,983
1996 312,301
1997 323,977
1998 318,952
1999 329,532
2000 329,532
2002 337,192
2003 349,037
2004 352,072
2005 355,796
2006 356,945
2007 360,075
2008 366,096
2009 366,807

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Transportation