Konso in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Konso in context

2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KonsoSouthern Nations, Nationalities (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Konso 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, Konso's incremental SNDi rose from 2.69 to 4.49 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Konso ranked 36th out of 39 cities in Southern Nations, Nationalities and 158th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.49
Rank in Ethiopia
134th of 181
Rank in Southern Nations, Nationalities
31st of 39

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.78
Rank in Ethiopia
158th of 181
Rank in Southern Nations, Nationalities
36th of 39

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KonsoMugladSaarbruecken

In new street additions, Konso fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Muglad built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Saarbruecken built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Looking at the full network, Muglad and Saarbruecken both became progressively more disconnected, while Konso fluctuated in connectivity. Konso and Muglad have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.