The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Riau rose steadily. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Riau, we can consider three of its most populous cities: Pekanbaru, Duri and Dumai. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Riau follow the same region trend.

How do development practices in Riau fare in comparison to others in Indonesia? Most recently in 2006-2020, street construction in Riau was the 8th-most disconnected out of the 33 regions in Indonesia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other regions in Indonesia, street construction in Riau has become more disconnected. Riau ranked 9th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2005 and 8th in 2006-2020.

As of 2020, the city with the most disconnected street network in Riau is Sungaiguntung with an SNDi of 7.02, which is very sprawly. Conversely, the most connected city is Selatpanjang with an SNDi of 2.73, which is relatively well-connected. See trends for these cities: Selatpanjang, Sungaiguntung

The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Riau rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Riau, we can consider three of its most populous cities: Pekanbaru, Duri and Dumai. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Riau follow the same region trend.

To date, Riau is the 11th-most disconnected out of the 33 regions in Indonesia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other regions in Indonesia, the street network in Riau has become more connected. Riau ranked 9th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2005 and 11th in 2006-2020.