Lahad Datu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lahad Datu in context

4567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Lahad DatuSabah (Region)Malaysia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lahad Datu plotted against Sabah and Malaysia. The SNDi of new construction in Lahad Datu peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Sabah which rose steadily and Malaysia which rose steadily. Most recently, Lahad Datu's incremental SNDi fell from 6.47 to 5.91 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lahad Datu ranked 3rd out of 6 cities in Sabah and 38th out of 43 in Malaysia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.91
Rank in Malaysia
30th of 43
Rank in Sabah
2nd of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.86
Rank in Malaysia
38th of 43
Rank in Sabah
3rd of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Lahad DatuBishwanath CharailiLikuni

While Bishwanath Charaili and Likuni both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Lahad Datu built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Bishwanath Charaili and Likuni both fluctuated in connectivity, while Lahad Datu grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Lahad Datu and Likuni have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.