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Roadways China, in 34 editions.
The entry for China published Roadways in 34 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 25 editions. Each is shown as published. Roadways in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 25
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2024
Published as “Highways” (1990 to 2005) and “Roadways” (2006 to 2024).
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2024 edition
Same as 2023The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Highways”
about 980,000 km all types roads; 162,000 km paved roads, 617,200 km gravel/improved earth roads, 200,800 km unimproved natural earth roads and tracks
about 980,000 km all types roads; 162,000 km paved roads, 617,200 km gravel/improved earth roads, 200,800 km unimproved natural earth roads and tracks
Published as “Highways”
- about 1,029,000 km (1990) all types roads;
- 170,000 km (est.) paved roads, 648,000 km (est.) gravel/improved earth roads, 211,000 km (est.) unimproved earth roads and tracks
about 980,000 1,029,000 km (1990) all types roads; 162,000 170,000 km (est.) paved roads, 617,200
648,000 km (est.) gravel/improved earth roads, 200,800 211,000 km (est.) unimproved natural
earth roads and tracks
Published as “Highways”
about 1,029,000 km (1990) total; 170,000 km (est.) paved roads, 648,000 km (est.) gravel/improved earth roads, 211,000 km (est.) unimproved earth roads and tracks
about 1,029,000 km (1990) all types roads; total; 170,000 km (est.) paved roads,
(est.) gravel/improved earth roads, 211,000 km (est.) unimproved
and tracks
The entry for China did not include Roadways.
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 1.029 million km
- paved:
- 170,000 km
- unpaved:
- gravel/improved earth 648,000 km; unimproved earth 211,000 km (1990)
about 1,029,000 total: 1.029 million km (1990) total;
paved: 170,000 km (est.) paved roads, 648,000 km(est.) unpaved: gravel/improved earth roads, 211,000 km (est.) 648,000 km; unimproved earth roads 211,000 kmand tracks (1990)
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 1.029 million km
- paved:
- 170,000 km
- unpaved:
- 859,000 km (1990 est.)
total: 1.029 million km
paved: 170,000 km
unpaved: gravel/improved earth 648,000 km; unimproved earth 211,000 859,000 km
(1990)
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 1.117 million km
- paved:
- 239,500 km
- unpaved:
- 877,500 km (1996 est.)
total: 1.029 1.117 million km
paved: 170,000 239,500 km
unpaved: 859,000 877,500 km (1990 (1996 est.)
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 1.18 million km
- paved:
- 241,300 km
- unpaved:
- 938,700 km (1998 est.)
total: 1.117 1.18 million km
paved: 239,500 241,300 km
unpaved: 877,500 938,700 km (1996 (1998 est.)
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 1.21 million km
- paved:
- 271,300 km (with at least 24,474 km of motorways)
- unpaved:
- 938,700 km (1998 est.)
total: 1.18 1.21 million km
paved: 241,300 271,300 km (with at least 24,474 km of motorways)
unpaved: 938,700 km (1998 est.)
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 1.21 million km
- paved:
- 271,300 km (with at least 24,474 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 938,700 km (1998 est.)
total: 1.21 million km
paved: 271,300 km (with at least 24,474 km of motorways) expressways)
unpaved: 938,700 km (1998 est.)
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 1.4 million km paved: 271,300 km (with at least 16,000 km of expressways) unpaved: 1,128,700 km (1999)
total: 1.21 1.4 million km24,474 16,000 km of expressways)938,700 1,128,700 km (1998 est.) (1999)
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 1.4 million km
- paved:
- 271,300 km (with at least 16,000 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 1,128,700 km (1999)
total: 1.4 million km
paved: 271,300 km (with at least 16,000 km of expressways)
unpaved: 1,128,700 km (1999)
The same text in 2003 and 2004.
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 1,402,698 km
- paved:
- 314,204 km (with at least 16,314 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 1,088,494 km (2000)
total: 1.4 million 1,402,698 km
paved: 271,300 314,204 km (with at least 16,000 16,314 km of expressways)
unpaved: 1,128,700 1,088,494 km (1999) (2000)
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 1,765,222 km
- paved:
- 395,410 km (with at least 25,130 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 1,369,812 km (2002 est.)
total: 1,402,698 1,765,222 km
paved: 314,204 395,410 km (with at least 16,314 25,130 km of expressways)
unpaved: 1,088,494 1,369,812 km (2000) (2002 est.)
- total:
- 1,809,829 km
- paved:
- 1,447,682 km (with at least 29,745 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 362,147 km (2003)
total: 1,765,222 1,809,829 km
paved: 395,410 1,447,682 km (with at least 25,130 29,745 km of expressways)
unpaved: 1,369,812 362,147 km (2002 est.) (2003)
- total:
- 1,870,661 km
- paved:
- 1,515,797 km (with at least 34,288 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 354,864 km (2004)
total: 1,809,829 1,870,661 km
paved: 1,447,682 1,515,797 km (with at least 29,745 34,288 km of expressways)
unpaved: 362,147 354,864 km (2003) (2004)
- total:
- 1,930,544 km
- paved:
- 1,575,571 km (includes 41,005 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 354,973 km (2005)
total: 1,870,661 1,930,544 km
paved: 1,515,797 1,575,571 km (with at least 34,288 (includes 41,005 km of expressways)
unpaved: 354,864 354,973 km (2004) (2005)
- total:
- 1,930,544 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 3
- paved:
- 1,575,571 km (includes 41,005 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 354,973 km (2005)
total:
1,930,544 km
country comparison to the world:
3
paved:
1,575,571 km (includes 41,005 km of expressways)
unpaved:
354,973 km (2005)
- total:
- 3,583,715 km (includes 53,913 km of expressways) (2007)
- country comparison to the world:
- 2
total:1,930,544 3,583,715 km (includes 53,913 km of expressways) (2007)
country comparison to the world:3 2
paved:
1,575,571 km (includes 41,005 km of expressways)
unpaved:
354,973 km (2005)
- total:
- 3,860,800 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 2
- paved:
- 3,056,300 km (includes 65,000 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 804,500 km (2009)
total:3,583,715 km (includes 53,913 3,860,800 km of expressways) (2007)
country comparison to the world:
2
paved:
3,056,300 km (includes 65,000 km of expressways)
unpaved:
804,500 km (2009)
- total:
- 4,106,387 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 2
- paved:
- 3,453,890 km (includes 84,946 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 652,497 km (2011)
total:3,860,800 4,106,387 km
country comparison to the world:
2
paved:3,056,300 3,453,890 km (includes 65,000 84,946 km of expressways)
unpaved:804,500 652,497 km (2009) (2011)
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
- total:
- 4,106,387 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 3
- paved:
- 3,453,890 km (includes 84,946 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 652,497 km (2011)
total:
4,106,387 km
country comparison to the world:2 3
paved:
3,453,890 km (includes 84,946 km of expressways)
unpaved:
652,497 km (2011)
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- total:
- 4,106,387 km
- paved:
- 3,453,890 km (includes 84,946 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 652,497 km (2011)
- country comparison to the world:
- 3
total:country comparison to the world:paved:
3
unpaved:
country comparison to the world: 3
- total:
- 4,577,300 km
- paved:
- 4,046,300 km (includes 123,500 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 531,000 km (2015)
- country comparison to the world:
- 3
total: 4,106,387 4,577,300 km
paved: 3,453,890 4,046,300 km (includes 84,946 123,500 km of expressways)
unpaved: 652,497 531,000 km (2011) (2015)
country comparison to the world: 3
- total:
- 4,577,300 km (2015)
- paved:
- 4,046,300 km (includes 123,500 km of expressways) (2015)
- unpaved:
- 531,000 km (2015)
total: 4,577,300 km (2015)
paved: 4,046,300 km (includes 123,500 km of expressways) (2015)
unpaved: 531,000 km (2015)
country comparison to the world: 3
The same text in 3 editions, 2019 to 2021.
- total:
- 4,960,600 km (2017)
- paved:
- 4,338,600 km (includes 136,500 km of expressways) (2017)
- unpaved:
- 622,000 km (2017)
total: 4,577,300 4,960,600 km (2015) (2017)
paved: 4,046,300 4,338,600 km (includes 123,500 136,500 km of expressways) (2015) (2017)
unpaved: 531,000 622,000 km (2015) (2017)
The same text in 3 editions, 2022 to 2024.
- total:
- 5.2 million km (2020)
- paved:
- 4.578 million km (2020) (includes 168000 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 622,000 km (2017)
total: 4,960,600 5.2 million km (2017) (2020)
paved: 4,338,600 4.578 million km (2020) (includes 136,500 168000 km of expressways) (2017)
unpaved: 622,000 km (2017)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “China: Roadways.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/china/roadways.