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Roadways Sri Lanka, in 34 editions.
The entry for Sri Lanka published Roadways in 34 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 22 editions. Each is shown as published. Roadways in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 22
- 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
Changed since 2023Published as “Highways”
- 66,176 km total (1985);
- 24,300 km paved (mostly bituminous treated), 28,916 km crushed stone or gravel, 12,960 km improved earth or unimproved earth;
- several thousand km of mostly unmotorable tracks
66,176 km total (1985); 24,300 km paved (mostly bituminous treated), 28,916 km crushed stone or gravel, 12,960 km improved earth or unimproved earth; several thousand km of mostly unmotorable tracks
Published as “Highways”
- 75,263 km total (1988);
- 27,637 km paved (mostly bituminous treated), 32,887 km crushed stone or gravel, 14,739 km improved earth or unimproved earth;
- several thousand km of mostly unmotorable tracks (1988 est.)
66,176 75,263 km total (1985); 24,300 (1988); 27,637 km paved (mostly bituminous treated), 28,916 32,887 km crushed stone or gravel, 12,960 14,739 km improved earth or unimproved earth; several thousand km of mostly unmotorable tracks (1988 est.)
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Published as “Highways”
- 75,749 km total (1990);
- 27,637 km paved (mostly bituminous treated), 32,887 km crushed stone or gravel, 14,739 km improved earth or unimproved earth;
- several thousand km of mostly unmotorable tracks (1988 est.)
75,263 75,749 km total (1988); (1990); 27,637 km paved (mostly bituminous treated), 32,887
km crushed stone or gravel, 14,739 km improved earth or unimproved earth;
several thousand km of mostly unmotorable tracks (1988 est.)
The entry for Sri Lanka did not include Roadways.
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 75,263 km
- paved:
- mostly bituminous treated 27,637 km
- unpaved:
- crushed stone, gravel 32,887 km; improved, unimproved earth 14,739 km
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 75,263 km
paved: mostly bituminous treated 27,637 km
unpaved: crushed stone, gravel 32,887 km; improved, unimproved earth
14,739 km
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 94,651 km
- paved:
- 25,749 km
- unpaved:
- 68,902 km (1990)
total: 75,263 94,651 km
paved: mostly bituminous treated 27,637 25,749 km
unpaved: crushed stone, gravel 32,887 km; improved, unimproved earth 68,902 km (1990)
14,739
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 98,642 km
- paved:
- 37,484 km
- unpaved:
- 61,158 km (1993 est.)
total: 94,651 98,642 km
paved: 25,749 37,484 km
unpaved: 68,902 61,158 km (1990) (1993 est.)
The same text in 1998 and 1999.
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 99,200 km
- paved:
- 39,680 km
- unpaved:
- 59,520 km (1996 est.)
total: 98,642 99,200 km
paved: 37,484 39,680 km
unpaved: 61,158 59,520 km (1993 (1996 est.)
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 11,285 km
- paved:
- 10,721 km
- unpaved:
- 564 km (1998 est.)
total: 99,200 11,285 km
paved: 39,680 10,721 km
unpaved: 59,520 564 km (1996 (1998 est.)
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 11,285 km paved: 10,721 km unpaved: 564 km (1998 est.)
total: 11,285 km
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 11,285 km
- paved:
- 10,721 km
- unpaved:
- 564 km (1998 est.)
total: 11,285 km
paved: 10,721 km
unpaved: 564 km (1998 est.)
The same text in 2003 and 2004.
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 96,695 km
- paved:
- 91,860 km
- unpaved:
- 4,835 km (1999)
total: 11,285 96,695 km
paved: 10,721 91,860 km
unpaved: 564 4,835 km (1998 est.) (1999)
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 11,650 km
- paved:
- 11,068 km
- unpaved:
- 582 km (2002)
total: 96,695 11,650 km
paved: 91,860 11,068 km
unpaved: 4,835 582 km (1999) (2002)
The same text in 2006 and 2007.
- total:
- 97,287 km
- paved:
- 78,802 km
- unpaved:
- 18,485 km (2003)
total: 11,650 97,287 km
paved: 11,068 78,802 km
unpaved: 582 18,485 km (2002) (2003)
- total:
- 97,286 km
- paved:
- 78,802 km
- unpaved:
- 18,484 km (2003)
total: 97,287 97,286 km
paved: 78,802 km
unpaved: 18,485 18,484 km (2003)
- total:
- 97,286 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 44
- paved:
- 78,802 km
- unpaved:
- 18,484 km (2003)
total:
97,286 km
country comparison to the world:
44
paved:
78,802 km
unpaved:
18,484 km (2003)
- total:
- 91,907 km (2008)
- country comparison to the world:
- 54
total:97,286 91,907 km (2008)
country comparison to the world:44 54
paved:
78,802 km
unpaved:
18,484 km (2003)
- total:
- 91,907 km (2008)
- country comparison to the world:
- 52
total:
91,907 km (2008)
country comparison to the world:54 52
- total:
- 91,907 km (2008)
- country comparison to the world:
- 49
total:
91,907 km (2008)
country comparison to the world:52 49
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
- total:
- 114,093 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 41
- paved:
- 16,977 km
- unpaved:
- 97,116 km (2010)
total:91,907 114,093 km (2008)
country comparison to the world:49 41
paved:
16,977 km
unpaved:
97,116 km (2010)
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- total:
- 114,093 km
- paved:
- 16,977 km
- unpaved:
- 97,116 km (2010)
- country comparison to the world:
- 41
total:country comparison to the world:paved:
41
unpaved:
country comparison to the world: 41
- total:
- 114,093 km
- paved:
- 16,977 km
- unpaved:
- 97,116 km (2010)
- country comparison to the world:
- 42
total: 114,093 km
paved: 16,977 km
unpaved: 97,116 km (2010)
country comparison to the world: 41 42
The same text in 6 editions, 2018 to 2023.
- total:
- 114,093 km (2010)
- paved:
- 16,977 km (2010)
- unpaved:
- 97,116 km (2010)
total: 114,093 km (2010)
paved: 16,977 km (2010)
unpaved: 97,116 km (2010)
country comparison to the world: 42
- total:
- 114,093 km
- paved:
- 16,977 km
- unpaved:
- 97,116 km (2010)
total: 114,093 km (2010)
paved: 16,977 km (2010)
unpaved: 97,116 km (2010)
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Cite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. “Sri Lanka: Roadways.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/sri-lanka/roadways.