Djibo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Djibo in context

1.21.622.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.622.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DjiboSahel (Region)Burkina Faso (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Djibo plotted against Sahel and Burkina Faso. The SNDi of new construction in Djibo was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Sahel which rose steadily and Burkina Faso which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Djibo's incremental SNDi rose from 1.45 to 2.33 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Djibo ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Sahel and 13th out of 19 in Burkina Faso as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.33
Rank in Burkina Faso
14th of 19
Rank in Sahel
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.07
Rank in Burkina Faso
13th of 19
Rank in Sahel
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DjiboCianorteTaunton

In new street additions, Djibo built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Cianorte built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Taunton built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Djibo became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Cianorte became progressively more disconnected and Taunton grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.