Yabelo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Yabelo in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
YabeloOromia (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Yabelo plotted against Oromia and Ethiopia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Yabelo's incremental SNDi rose from 1.77 to 2.23 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Yabelo ranked 24th out of 71 cities in Oromia and 57th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.23
Rank in Ethiopia
26th of 181
Rank in Oromia
9th of 71

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.13
Rank in Ethiopia
57th of 181
Rank in Oromia
24th of 71

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
YabeloXixiangTolitoli

Yabelo, Xixiang, and Tolitoli all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Yabelo and Xixiang both fluctuated in connectivity, while Tolitoli became progressively more disconnected. Yabelo and Tolitoli have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.