Roads, total network (km) - Infrastructure - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators



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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, supplemented by World Bank staff estimates.
Roads, total network (km) - Infrastructure - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1South Africa (2001)364,131
2Nigeria (2004)193,200
3Democratic Republic of the Congo (2004)153,497
4Algeria (2004)108,302
5Zimbabwe (2002)97,267
6Burkina Faso (2004)92,495
7Egypt (2004)92,370
8Zambia (2001)91,440
9Libya (2001)83,200
10Ivory Coast (2004)80,000
11Tanzania (2003)78,891
12Uganda (2003)70,746
13Kenya (2004)63,265
14North Africa (2005)57,626
15Morocco (2006)57,625
16Ghana (2005)57,614
17Angola (2001)51,429
18Cameroon (2004)51,346
19Madagascar (2001)49,827
20Guinea (2003)44,348
21Namibia (2002)42,237
22Chad (2006)40,000
23Ethiopia (2006)39,477
24Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria (2006)39,477
25Africa (2006)39,477
26Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa (2006)39,477
27Mozambique (2001)30,400
28Botswana (2005)25,798
29Central African Republic (2001)24,307
30Somalia (2001)22,100
31Tunisia (2004)19,232
32Benin (2004)19,000
33Mali (2004)18,709
34Niger (2006)18,550
35Republic of the Congo (2004)17,289
36Malawi (2003)15,451
37Rwanda (2004)14,008
38Senegal (2003)13,576
39Burundi (2004)12,322
40Sudan (2001)11,900
41Sierra Leone (2002)11,300
42Mauritania (2006)11,066
43Liberia (2001)10,600
44Gabon (2004)9,170
45Togo (2001)7,520
46Lesotho (2001)5,940
47Eritrea (2001)4,010
48Gambia (2004)3,742
49Swaziland (2002)3,594
50Guinea-Bissau (2002)3,455
51Djibouti (2001)3,065
52Equatorial Guinea (2001)2,880
53Mauritius (2006)2,021
54Cape Verde (2001)1,350
55Comoros (2001)880
56Seychelles (2003)458
57Sao Tome and Principe (2001)320
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