Itabaiana in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Itabaiana in context

1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ItabaianaSergipe (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Itabaiana plotted against Sergipe and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Itabaiana's incremental SNDi rose from 1.71 to 2.07 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Itabaiana ranked 1st out of 5 cities in Sergipe and 72nd out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.07
Rank in Brazil
58th of 365
Rank in Sergipe
1st of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.76
Rank in Brazil
72nd of 365
Rank in Sergipe
1st of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ItabaianaJaenXian'an

In new street additions, Itabaiana and Jaén both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Xian'an built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Itabaiana became progressively more disconnected, while Jaén fluctuated in connectivity and Xian'an became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Itabaiana and Xian'an have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.