Length of motorways and e-roads in Denmark

Denmark: Length of motorways and e-roads was 1,358 Kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,358 Kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
17th
of 42 countries
All-time high
1,358 Kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
198 Kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
47
1970–2023

Length of motorways and e-roads in Denmark, 1970–2023

2505007501.0k1.2k197019962023

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 1,358 Kilometre for length of motorways and e-roads in 2023. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of motorways and e-roads in Denmark peaked at 1,358 Kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 198 Kilometre, in 1970.

That places Denmark 17th out of 42 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 335.67 Kilometre 198 Kilometre 464 Kilometre 3
1980s 557.7 Kilometre 504 Kilometre 601 Kilometre 10
1990s 758.2 Kilometre 611 Kilometre 902 Kilometre 10
2000s 1,038 Kilometre 923 Kilometre 1,130 Kilometre 10
2010s 1,239 Kilometre 1,130 Kilometre 1,346 Kilometre 10
2020s 1,356 Kilometre 1,354 Kilometre 1,358 Kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 14 Austria 1,749 Kilometre compare
  2. 15 Switzerland 1,549 Kilometre compare
  3. 16 Czechia 1,486 Kilometre compare
  4. 18 Croatia 1,356 Kilometre compare
  5. 19 Romania 1,137 Kilometre compare
  6. 20 Serbia 999 Kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

More reference data data for Denmark

All data for Denmark →

Frequently asked questions

What is length of motorways and e-roads in Denmark?
Length of motorways and e-roads in Denmark was 1,358 Kilometre in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of motorways and e-roads recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 1,358 Kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest length of motorways and e-roads recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 198 Kilometre in 1970.
How does Denmark rank for length of motorways and e-roads?
Denmark ranks 17th out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
Is length of motorways and e-roads rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 47 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

About this data

Indicator
Length of motorways and e-roads
Unit
Kilometre
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
43 places, 2,118 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed