In 2023, China's highway network density had reached approximately 56.63 kilometers per 100 square kilometers, representing an increase of 0.85 kilometers per 100 square kilometers from the previous year. Road density is the ratio of the length of the country's total road network to the national land area.
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Road density in China from 2008 to 2023
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Road density in km of road per 100 sq. km of land area
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Ministry of Transport of China. (June 18, 2024). Road density in China from 2008 to 2023 (in kilometers of road per 100 square kilometers of land area) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/258345/road-density-in-china/
Ministry of Transport of China. "Road density in China from 2008 to 2023 (in kilometers of road per 100 square kilometers of land area)." Chart. June 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258345/road-density-in-china/
Ministry of Transport of China. (2024). Road density in China from 2008 to 2023 (in kilometers of road per 100 square kilometers of land area). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258345/road-density-in-china/
Ministry of Transport of China. "Road Density in China from 2008 to 2023 (in Kilometers of Road per 100 Square Kilometers of Land Area)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258345/road-density-in-china/
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