Kibet in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kibet 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
KibetSouthern Nations, Nationalities (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kibet plotted against Southern Nations, Nationalities and Ethiopia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kibet's incremental SNDi rose from 1.86 to 2.62 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kibet ranked 17th out of 39 cities in Southern Nations, Nationalities and 68th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.62
Rank in Ethiopia
35th of 181
Rank in Southern Nations, Nationalities
10th of 39

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.23
Rank in Ethiopia
68th of 181
Rank in Southern Nations, Nationalities
17th of 39

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KibetWuweiJinshang

Kibet, Wuwei, and Jinshang all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Kibet and Wuwei both fluctuated in connectivity, while Jinshang grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Kibet had a more connected network than Wuwei in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.