Length of motorways and e-roads in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Length of motorways and e-roads was 3,865 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Length of motorways and e-roads in United Kingdom, 1970–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, length of motorways and e-roads in United Kingdom stood at 3,865. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of motorways and e-roads in United Kingdom peaked at 3,865 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,133, in 1970.
United Kingdom ranks 5th of 54 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Length of motorways and e-roads in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,133 | — |
| 1975 | 2,082 | +83.8% |
| 1979 | 2,578 | +23.8% |
| 1980 | 2,694 | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 2,748 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 2,765 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 2,822 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 2,895 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 2,951 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 3,038 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 3,092 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 3,104 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 3,093 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 3,181 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 3,211 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 3,246 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 3,324 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 3,360 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 3,380 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 3,408 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 3,491 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 3,535 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 3,564 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 3,581 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 3,591 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 3,592 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3,592 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3,638 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 3,633 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 3,670 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 3,674 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3,673 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 3,674 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3,672 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 3,686 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 3,733 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 3,756 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 3,760 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3,768 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 3,764 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 3,803 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 3,838 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 3,851 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 3,859 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 3,864 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 3,865 | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Length of motorways and e-roads in United Kingdom 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 | +83.8% | 1,133 | 2,082 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,931 | 1,133 | 2,578 | 3 |
| 1980s | 2,920 | 2,694 | 3,104 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,370 | 3,181 | 3,564 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,632 | 3,581 | 3,674 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,753 | 3,672 | 3,838 | 9 |
| 2020s | 3,860 | 3,851 | 3,865 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is length of motorways and e-roads in United Kingdom?
- Length of motorways and e-roads in United Kingdom was 3,865 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of motorways and e-roads recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 3,865 in 2024.
- What is the lowest length of motorways and e-roads recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,133 in 1970.
- How does United Kingdom rank for length of motorways and e-roads?
- United Kingdom ranks 5th out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is length of motorways and e-roads rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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