Length of motorways and e-roads in Belgium
Belgium: Length of motorways and e-roads was 1,763 Kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,763 Kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 52 countries
All-time high
1,763 Kilometre
in 2006
All-time low
216 Kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
55
1963–2024
Length of motorways and e-roads in Belgium, 1963–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, length of motorways and e-roads in Belgium stood at 1,763 Kilometre. 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 Kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 216 Kilometre, in 1963.
Belgium ranks 16th of 52 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 | Kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 216 Kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 276 Kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1965 | 318 Kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1966 | 316 Kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 396 Kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1968 | 391 Kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 421 Kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 501 Kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1975 | 1,051 Kilometre | +109.8% |
| 1979 | 1,203 Kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1980 | 1,251 Kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 1,315 Kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 1,388 Kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 1,456 Kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 1,476 Kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 1,534 Kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 1,549 Kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 1,567 Kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 1,613 Kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 1,631 Kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 1,666 Kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 1,650 Kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1,658 Kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1,665 Kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1,666 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1,666 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,674 Kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1,679 Kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,682 Kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1,691 Kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,702 Kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,727 Kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1,729 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,729 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,747 Kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1,747 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,763 Kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1,763 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,763 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,763 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,763 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,763 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,763 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,763 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,763 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,763 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,763 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,763 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,763 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,763 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,763 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,763 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,763 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,763 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,763 Kilometre | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1,763 Kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 995 Kilometre, 1.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1,763 Kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,357 Kilometre, 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 Kilometre | 1,051 Kilometre |
| 1964 | +27.8% | 216 Kilometre | 276 Kilometre |
| 1967 | +25.3% | 316 Kilometre | 396 Kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 333.43 Kilometre | 216 Kilometre | 421 Kilometre | 7 |
| 1970s | 918.33 Kilometre | 501 Kilometre | 1,203 Kilometre | 3 |
| 1980s | 1,478 Kilometre | 1,251 Kilometre | 1,631 Kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,670 Kilometre | 1,650 Kilometre | 1,691 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,743 Kilometre | 1,702 Kilometre | 1,763 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,763 Kilometre | 1,763 Kilometre | 1,763 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,763 Kilometre | 1,763 Kilometre | 1,763 Kilometre | 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)
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
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- 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 Kilometre 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 Kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest length of motorways and e-roads recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 216 Kilometre in 1963.
- How does Belgium rank for length of motorways and e-roads?
- Belgium ranks 16th out of 52 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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