Batna in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Batna in context

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BatnaAlgeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Batna plotted against Algeria. The SNDi of new construction in Batna rose steadily, while Algeria followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease. Most recently, Batna's incremental SNDi rose from 2.34 to 2.65 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Batna ranked 50th out of 109 in Algeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.65
Rank in Algeria
67th of 109

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.05
Rank in Algeria
50th of 109

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BatnaIkot EkpeneTimisoara

Batna, Ikot Ekpene, and Timișoara all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Batna and Ikot Ekpene have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.