Almeria in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Almeria in context

22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AlmeriaAndalucia (Region)Spain (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Almeria plotted against Andalucía and Spain. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Almeria's incremental SNDi fell from 2.25 to 1.78 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Almeria ranked 10th out of 19 cities in Andalucía and 48th out of 85 in Spain as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.78
Rank in Spain
18th of 85
Rank in Andalucía
6th of 19

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.0
Rank in Spain
48th of 85
Rank in Andalucía
10th of 19

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AlmeriaParauapebasHuaiyang

Almeria, Parauapebas, and Huaiyang all built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved in new street construction. For the full network, Almeria and Parauapebas both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Huaiyang grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Almeria had a more sprawly network than Parauapebas in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.