Length of motorways and e-roads in Austria
Austria: Length of motorways and e-roads was 1,749 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Length of motorways and e-roads in Austria, 1970–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for length of motorways and e-roads in Austria is 1,749, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of motorways and e-roads in Austria peaked at 1,749 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 488, in 1970.
That places Austria 17th out of 54 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Length of motorways and e-roads in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 488 | — |
| 1975 | 651 | +33.4% |
| 1980 | 927 | +42.4% |
| 1985 | 1,261 | +36.0% |
| 1989 | 1,406 | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 1,445 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 1,450 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1,554 | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 1,557 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1,559 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1,596 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1,607 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1,613 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1,613 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,634 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1,633 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,645 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1,645 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,670 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1,677 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,677 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,678 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,696 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1,696 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,696 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,696 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,719 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1,719 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,719 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,719 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,719 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,719 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,719 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,743 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1,743 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,749 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,749 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,749 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,749 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,749 | +0.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 1,749 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 995, 1.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Austria's 1,749 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,357, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Length of motorways and e-roads in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +42.4% | 651 | 927 |
| 1985 | +36.0% | 927 | 1,261 |
| 1975 | +33.4% | 488 | 651 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 569.5 | 488 | 651 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1,198 | 927 | 1,406 | 3 |
| 1990s | 1,563 | 1,445 | 1,634 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,671 | 1,633 | 1,696 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,722 | 1,696 | 1,743 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,749 | 1,749 | 1,749 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More reference data data for Austria
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is length of motorways and e-roads in Austria?
- Length of motorways and e-roads in Austria was 1,749 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of motorways and e-roads recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,749 in 2020.
- What is the lowest length of motorways and e-roads recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 488 in 1970.
- How does Austria rank for length of motorways and e-roads?
- Austria ranks 17th out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is length of motorways and e-roads rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Length of motorways and e-roads. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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