Length of motorways and e-roads in Netherlands
Netherlands: Length of motorways and e-roads was 2,806 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Length of motorways and e-roads in Netherlands, 1963–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, length of motorways and e-roads in Netherlands stood at 2,806. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of motorways and e-roads in Netherlands peaked at 2,806 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 506, in 1963.
That places Netherlands 9th out of 54 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Length of motorways and e-roads in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 506 | — |
| 1964 | 550 | +8.7% |
| 1965 | 583 | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 625 | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 718 | +14.9% |
| 1968 | 790 | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 876 | +10.9% |
| 1970 | 975 | +11.3% |
| 1975 | 1,525 | +56.4% |
| 1979 | 1,774 | +16.3% |
| 1980 | 1,798 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 1,831 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 1,841 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 1,884 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 1,956 | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 1,915 | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 1,978 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 1,984 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 2,045 | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 2,061 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 2,092 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 2,092 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,134 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 2,167 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 2,208 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 2,208 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,208 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,225 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 2,225 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,291 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 2,265 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 2,499 | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 2,516 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2,542 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 2,585 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 2,600 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 2,604 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 2,582 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 2,637 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 2,631 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2,646 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2,651 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2,658 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2,666 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2,678 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2,730 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 2,756 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 2,758 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,756 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,790 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 2,789 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,790 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,793 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2,793 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,806 | +0.5% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 2,806 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 995, 2.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 2,806 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,357, 2.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Length of motorways and e-roads in Netherlands 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 | +56.4% | 975 | 1,525 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 664 | 506 | 876 | 7 |
| 1970s | 1,425 | 975 | 1,774 | 3 |
| 1980s | 1,929 | 1,798 | 2,061 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,185 | 2,092 | 2,291 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,546 | 2,265 | 2,637 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,709 | 2,646 | 2,790 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,794 | 2,789 | 2,806 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More reference data data for Netherlands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6002 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is length of motorways and e-roads in Netherlands?
- Length of motorways and e-roads in Netherlands was 2,806 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of motorways and e-roads recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 2,806 in 2024.
- What is the lowest length of motorways and e-roads recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 506 in 1963.
- How does Netherlands rank for length of motorways and e-roads?
- Netherlands ranks 9th out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is length of motorways and e-roads rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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