Length of motorways and e-roads in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Length of motorways and e-roads was 76,516 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Length of motorways and e-roads in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 1970–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2023, length of motorways and e-roads in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 76,516. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of motorways and e-roads in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 76,516 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16,191, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Length of motorways and e-roads in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16,191 | — |
| 1975 | 23,305 | +43.9% |
| 1980 | 29,274 | +25.6% |
| 1990 | 38,638 | +32.0% |
| 1991 | 39,968 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 41,999 | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 42,802 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 43,459 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 44,802 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 45,915 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 47,155 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 49,113 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 50,720 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 51,500 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 53,210 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 54,484 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 55,850 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 57,358 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 59,142 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 60,679 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 62,327 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 64,062 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 66,140 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 67,258 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 67,926 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 69,128 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 70,182 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 70,661 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 71,593 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 72,583 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 73,133 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 73,576 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 74,196 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 74,876 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 75,763 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 76,134 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 76,516 | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Length of motorways and e-roads in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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 | +43.9% | 16,191 | 23,305 |
| 1990 | +32.0% | 29,274 | 38,638 |
| 1980 | +25.6% | 23,305 | 29,274 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19,748 | 16,191 | 23,305 | 2 |
| 1980s | 29,274 | 29,274 | 29,274 | 1 |
| 1990s | 44,457 | 38,638 | 50,720 | 10 |
| 2000s | 58,475 | 51,500 | 66,140 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71,024 | 67,258 | 74,196 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75,822 | 74,876 | 76,516 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is length of motorways and e-roads in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Length of motorways and e-roads in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 76,516 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of motorways and e-roads recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 76,516 in 2023.
- What is the lowest length of motorways and e-roads recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,191 in 1970.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for length of motorways and e-roads?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2023.
- Is length of motorways and e-roads rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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