Length of motorways and e-roads in Denmark
Denmark: Length of motorways and e-roads was 1,358 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Length of motorways and e-roads in Denmark, 1970–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1,358 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 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 198, in 1970.
That places Denmark 20th out of 54 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.
Length of motorways and e-roads in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 198 | — |
| 1975 | 345 | +74.2% |
| 1979 | 464 | +34.5% |
| 1980 | 504 | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 515 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 516 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 518 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 539 | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 593 | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 593 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 599 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 599 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 601 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 611 | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 663 | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 663 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 706 | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 747 | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 796 | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 797 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 834 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 863 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 902 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 923 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 978 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 972 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1,010 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 1,027 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1,032 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,071 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 1,111 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1,128 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1,130 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,130 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,143 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1,195 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 1,216 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1,232 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1,237 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,255 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1,308 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 1,329 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1,346 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,354 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,355 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,355 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,358 | +0.2% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 1,358 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 995, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 1,358 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,357, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Length of motorways and e-roads in Denmark 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 | +74.2% | 198 | 345 |
| 1979 | +34.5% | 345 | 464 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 335.67 | 198 | 464 | 3 |
| 1980s | 557.7 | 504 | 601 | 10 |
| 1990s | 758.2 | 611 | 902 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,038 | 923 | 1,130 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,239 | 1,130 | 1,346 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,356 | 1,354 | 1,358 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More reference data data for Denmark
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is length of motorways and e-roads in Denmark?
- Length of motorways and e-roads in Denmark was 1,358 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 in 2023.
- What is the lowest length of motorways and e-roads recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 198 in 1970.
- How does Denmark rank for length of motorways and e-roads?
- Denmark ranks 20th out of 54 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.
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