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Historical Values
Year Value
1992 273,700 km total (1990); 236,400 km hard surfaced, 37,300 km earth
1993 273,700 km total (1990); 236,400 km hard surfaced, 37,300 km earth
1994 total: 273,700 km paved and gravel: 236,400 km unpaved: earth 37,300 km
1995 total: 273,700 km paved and graveled: 236,400 km unpaved: earth 37,300 km
1996 total: 169,964 km paved: 168,094 km (including 1,767 km of expressways) unpaved: 1,870 km (1992 est.)
1997 total: 172,257 km paved: 163,300 km (including 1,875 km of expressways); note - these roads are said to be hard-surfaced, meaning that some are paved and some are all-weather gravel surfaced unpaved: 8,957 km (1995 est.)
1998 total: 172,565 km paved: 163,937 km (including 1,875 km of expressways); note-these roads are said to be hard-surfaced, meaning that some are paved and some are all-weather gravel surfaced unpaved: 8,628 km (1996 est.)
1999 total: 172,565 km paved: 163,937 km (including 1,875 km of expressways); note--these roads are said to be hard-surfaced, meaning that some are paved and some are all-weather gravel surfaced unpaved: 8,628 km (1996 est.)
2000 total: 176,310 km paved: 170,139 km (including 1,770 km of expressways); note - these roads are said to be hard-surfaced, meaning that some are paved and some are all-weather gravel-surfaced unpaved: 6,171 km (1998 est.)
2001 total: 273,700 km paved: 236,400 km (including 1,770 km of expressways); note - (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) unpaved: 37,300 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1990)
2002 total: 273,700 km paved: 236,400 km (including 1,770 km of expressways and a substantial amount of all-weather roads with gravel surfaces) unpaved: 37,300 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1990)
2003 total: 169,491 km paved: 163,898 km unpaved: 5,593 km (2000)
2004 total: 169,491 km paved: 163,898 km unpaved: 5,593 km (2000)
2005 total: 169,679 km paved: 164,249 km unpaved: 5,430 km (2002)
2006 total: 169,447 km paved: 164,772 km (including 15 km of expressways) unpaved: 4,675 km (2004)
2007 total: 169,477 km paved: 164,732 km (includes 15 km of expressways) unpaved: 4,745 km (2004)
2008 total: 169,422 km paved: 165,611 km (includes 15 km of expressways) unpaved: 3,811 km (2007)
2009 total: 169,422 km country comparison to the world: 30 paved: 165,611 km (includes 15 km of expressways) unpaved: 3,811 km (2007)
2010 total: 169,495 km country comparison to the world: 30 paved: 165,820 km (includes 15 km of expressways) unpaved: 3,675 km (2009)
2011 total: 169,496 km country comparison to the world: 30 paved: 165,844 km (includes 15 km of expressways) unpaved: 3,652 km (2010)
2012 total: 169,496 km country comparison to the world: 29 paved: 165,844 km (includes 15 km of expressways) unpaved: 3,652 km (2009)
2013 total: 169,694 km country comparison to the world: 29 paved: 166,095 km (includes 17 km of expressways) unpaved: 3,599 km (2012)
2014 total: 169,694 km country comparison to the world: 29 paved: 166,095 km (includes 17 km of expressways) unpaved: 3,599 km (2012)
2015 total: 169,694 km | paved: 166,095 km (includes 17 km of expressways) | unpaved: 3,599 km (2012) | country comparison to the world: 29
2016 total: 169,694 km | paved: 166,095 km (includes 17 km of expressways) | unpaved: 3,599 km (2012) | country comparison to the world: 29
2017 total: 169,694 km | paved: 166,095 km (includes 17 km of expressways) | unpaved: 3,599 km (2012) | country comparison to the world: 31
2018 total: 169,694 km (2012) | paved: 166,095 km (includes 17 km of expressways) (2012) | unpaved: 3,599 km (2012)
2019 total: 169,694 km (2012) | paved: 166,095 km (includes 17 km of expressways) (2012) | unpaved: 3,599 km (2012)
2020 total: 169,694 km (2012) | paved: 166,095 km (includes 17 km of expressways) (2012) | unpaved: 3,599 km (2012)
2021 total: 169,694 km (2012) paved: 166,095 km (includes 17 km of expressways) (2012) unpaved: 3,599 km (2012)
2022 total: 169,694 km (2012) paved: 166,095 km (2012) (includes 17 km of expressways) unpaved: 3,599 km (2012)
2023 total: 169,694 km (2012) paved: 166,095 km (2012) (includes 17 km of expressways) unpaved: 3,599 km (2012)
2024 total: 169,694 km paved: 166,095 km (includes 17 km of expressways) unpaved: 3,599 km (2012)