Length of paved and unpaved roads in Belgium

Belgium: Length of paved and unpaved roads was 153,447 Kilometre in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
153,447 Kilometre
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
10th
of 42 countries
All-time high
153,447 Kilometre
in 2010
All-time low
94,218 Kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
34
1970–2010

Length of paved and unpaved roads in Belgium, 1970–2010

050.0k100.0k150.0k1970199020101970: 94.2k Kilometre1975: 122.4k Kilometre1979: 122.9k Kilometre1980: 121.8k Kilometre1981: 123.3k Kilometre1982: 125.4k Kilometre1983: 128.7k Kilometre1984: 128.8k Kilometre1985: 131.8k Kilometre1986: 134.1k Kilometre1987: 135.3k Kilometre1988: 136.2k Kilometre1989: 137.4k Kilometre1990: 138.6k Kilometre1991: 139.2k Kilometre1992: 140.0k Kilometre1993: 140.0k Kilometre1994: 140.8k Kilometre1995: 141.5k Kilometre1996: 142.1k Kilometre1997: 143.2k Kilometre1998: 144.2k Kilometre1999: 144.8k Kilometre2000: 145.4k Kilometre2001: 146.5k Kilometre2002: 147.3k Kilometre2003: 148.0k Kilometre2004: 148.8k Kilometre2005: 149.6k Kilometre2006: 150.5k Kilometre2007: 151.3k Kilometre2008: 151.8k Kilometre2009: 152.1k Kilometre2010: 153.4k Kilometre

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 153,447 Kilometre for length of paved and unpaved roads in 2010. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of paved and unpaved roads in Belgium peaked at 153,447 Kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 94,218 Kilometre, in 1970.

That places Belgium 10th out of 42 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 113,178 Kilometre 94,218 Kilometre 122,945 Kilometre 3
1980s 130,279 Kilometre 121,750 Kilometre 137,445 Kilometre 10
1990s 141,428 Kilometre 138,575 Kilometre 144,791 Kilometre 10
2000s 149,142 Kilometre 145,419 Kilometre 152,109 Kilometre 10
2010s 153,447 Kilometre 153,447 Kilometre 153,447 Kilometre 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 7 Hungary 220,279 Kilometre compare
  2. 8 Sweden 196,971 Kilometre compare
  3. 9 Ukraine 164,369 Kilometre
  4. 11 Spain 149,947 Kilometre compare
  5. 12 Netherlands 140,279 Kilometre compare
  6. 13 Czechia 129,386 Kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of paved and unpaved roads in Belgium?
Length of paved and unpaved roads in Belgium was 153,447 Kilometre in 2010, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of paved and unpaved roads recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 153,447 Kilometre in 2010.
What is the lowest length of paved and unpaved roads recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 94,218 Kilometre in 1970.
How does Belgium rank for length of paved and unpaved roads?
Belgium ranks 10th out of 42 countries with data for 2010.
Is length of paved and unpaved roads rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Length of paved and unpaved roads. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Length of paved and unpaved roads
Unit
Kilometre
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 1,266 data points, 1970–2024
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