Bechena in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bechena in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BechenaAmhara (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bechena plotted against Amhara and Ethiopia. The SNDi of new construction in Bechena rose steadily, compared to Amhara which rose steadily and Ethiopia which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Bechena's incremental SNDi rose from 4.32 to 5.57 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bechena ranked 32nd out of 41 cities in Amhara and 155th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.57
Rank in Ethiopia
158th of 181
Rank in Amhara
33rd of 41

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.71
Rank in Ethiopia
155th of 181
Rank in Amhara
32nd of 41

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BechenaDedougouUsta Muhammad

In new street additions, Bechena built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Dédougou fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Usta Muhammad built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Bechena and Dédougou both became progressively more disconnected, while Usta Muhammad grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Bechena had a more connected network than Usta Muhammad in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.