Xiping in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xiping in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XipingHenan (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xiping plotted against Henan and China. While Henan and China both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Xiping's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Xiping's incremental SNDi rose from 2.06 to 2.14 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xiping ranked 45th out of 129 cities in Henan and 305th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.14
Rank in China
312th of 1843
Rank in Henan
43rd of 129

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.14
Rank in China
305th of 1843
Rank in Henan
45th of 129

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XipingMthathaJunan

Xiping, Mthatha, and Junan all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Xiping and Mthatha both fluctuated in connectivity, while Junan became progressively more disconnected.