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Historical Values
Year Value
1992 189,000 km total (1990); 188,900 km hard surfaced (paved or gravel), 80,900 km earth
1993 189,000 km total; 108,100 km hard surfaced (paved or gravel), 80,900 km earth (1990)
1994 total: 189,000 km paved and graveled: 108,100 km unpaved: earth 80,900 km (1990)
1995 total: 189,000 km paved and graveled: 108,100 km unpaved: earth 80,900 km (1990)
1996 total: 87,873 km public roads paved: 82,568 km unpaved: 5,305 km (1994)
1997 total: 158,581 km paved: NA km unpaved : NA km (1994) note: there are 87,572 km of public roads, maintained by governmental highway maintenance organizations; the rest are privately maintained by industrial organizations; of the total, 107,885 km are either paved or otherwise surfaced for all-weather use
1998 total: 141,076 km paved: 113,566 km unpaved: 27,510 km (1996 est.)
1999 total: 141,000 km paved: 104,200 km unpaved: 36,800 km (1997 est.)
2000 total: 119,390 km paved: 103,272 km unpaved: 16,118 km (1998 est.)
2001 total: NA km paved: 150,000 km (these roads are said to be hard-surfaced, and include, in addition to conventionally paved roads, some that are surfaced with gravel or other coarse aggregate, making them trafficable in all weather) (2000) unpaved: NA km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather)
2002 total: 189,000 km paved: 108,100 km (includes some all-weather gravel-surfaced roads) unpaved: 80,900 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1990)
2003 total: 81,331 km paved: 77,020 km unpaved: 4,311 km (2000)
2004 total: 81,331 km paved: 77,020 km unpaved: 4,311 km (2000)
2005 total: 82,980 km paved: 77,918 km unpaved: 5,062 km (2002)
2006 total: 258,029 km paved: 247,347 km unpaved: 10,682 km (2003)
2007 total: 90,018 km paved: 84,104 km unpaved: 5,914 km (2004)
2008 total: 91,563 km paved: 83,717 km unpaved: 7,846 km (2006)
2009 total: 91,563 km country comparison to the world: 53 paved: 83,717 km unpaved: 7,846 km (2006)
2010 total: 93,612 km country comparison to the world: 51 paved: 84,100 km unpaved: 9,512 km (2008)
2011 total: 93,612 km country comparison to the world: 49 paved: 84,100 km unpaved: 9,512 km (2008)
2012 total: 93,612 km country comparison to the world: 47 paved: 84,100 km unpaved: 9,512 km (2008)
2013 total: 97,418 km country comparison to the world: 46 paved: 87,140 km unpaved: 10,278 km (2012)
2014 total: 97,418 km country comparison to the world: 46 paved: 87,140 km unpaved: 10,278 km (2012)
2015 total: 97,418 km | paved: 87,140 km | unpaved: 10,278 km (2012) | country comparison to the world: 46
2016 total: 97,418 km | paved: 87,140 km | unpaved: 10,278 km (2012) | country comparison to the world: 46
2017 total: 97,418 km | paved: 87,140 km | unpaved: 10,278 km (2012) | country comparison to the world: 48
2018 total: 97,418 km (2012) | paved: 87,140 km (2012) | unpaved: 10,278 km (2012)
2019 total: 95,409 km (2017) | paved: 81,814 km (2017) | unpaved: 13,595 km (2017)
2020 total: 95,409 km (2017) | paved: 81,814 km (2017) | unpaved: 13,595 km (2017)
2021 total: 95,409 km (2017) paved: 81,814 km (2017) unpaved: 13,595 km (2017)
2022 total: 96,167 km (2021) paved: 83,813 km (2021) unpaved: 12,354 km (2021)
2023 total: 96,167 km (2021) paved: 83,813 km (2021) unpaved: 12,354 km (2021)
2024 total: 96,167 km paved: 83,813 km unpaved: 12,354 km (2021)