Length of motorways and e-roads in Belgium
Belgium: Length of motorways and e-roads was 1,763 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Length of motorways and e-roads in Belgium, 1963–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, length of motorways and e-roads in Belgium stood at 1,763. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of motorways and e-roads in Belgium peaked at 1,763 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 216, in 1963.
Belgium ranks 16th of 54 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Length of motorways and e-roads in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 216 | — |
| 1964 | 276 | +27.8% |
| 1965 | 318 | +15.2% |
| 1966 | 316 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 396 | +25.3% |
| 1968 | 391 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 421 | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 501 | +19.0% |
| 1975 | 1,051 | +109.8% |
| 1979 | 1,203 | +14.5% |
| 1980 | 1,251 | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 1,315 | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 1,388 | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 1,456 | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 1,476 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 1,534 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 1,549 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 1,567 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 1,613 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 1,631 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 1,666 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 1,650 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1,658 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1,665 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1,666 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1,666 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,674 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1,679 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,682 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1,691 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,702 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,727 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1,729 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,729 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,747 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1,747 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,763 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1,763 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,763 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,763 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,763 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,763 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,763 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,763 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,763 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,763 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,763 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,763 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,763 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,763 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,763 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,763 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,763 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,763 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,763 | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1,763 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 995, 1.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1,763 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 Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +109.8% | 501 | 1,051 |
| 1964 | +27.8% | 216 | 276 |
| 1967 | +25.3% | 316 | 396 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 333.43 | 216 | 421 | 7 |
| 1970s | 918.33 | 501 | 1,203 | 3 |
| 1980s | 1,478 | 1,251 | 1,631 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,670 | 1,650 | 1,691 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,743 | 1,702 | 1,763 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,763 | 1,763 | 1,763 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,763 | 1,763 | 1,763 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More reference data data for Belgium
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is length of motorways and e-roads in Belgium?
- Length of motorways and e-roads in Belgium was 1,763 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of motorways and e-roads recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1,763 in 2006.
- What is the lowest length of motorways and e-roads recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 216 in 1963.
- How does Belgium rank for length of motorways and e-roads?
- Belgium ranks 16th out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is length of motorways and e-roads rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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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