Length of paved and unpaved roads in France

France: Length of paved and unpaved roads was 1.30 million Kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.30 million Kilometre
Change on year
up 17.3%
World rank
1st
of 42 countries
All-time high
1.30 million Kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
774,788 Kilometre
in 1975
Years of data
47
1970–2024

Length of paved and unpaved roads in France, 1970–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M197019972024

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.

Analysis

In 2024, length of paved and unpaved roads in France stood at 1.30 million Kilometre. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.

The figure is up 17.3% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of paved and unpaved roads in France peaked at 1.30 million Kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 774,788 Kilometre, in 1975.

That places France 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 779,263 Kilometre 774,788 Kilometre 783,000 Kilometre 3
1980s 797,872 Kilometre 796,130 Kilometre 801,395 Kilometre 10
1990s 927,701 Kilometre 801,274 Kilometre 975,298 Kilometre 10
2000s 999,584 Kilometre 979,330 Kilometre 1.03 million Kilometre 9
2010s 1.07 million Kilometre 1.04 million Kilometre 1.09 million Kilometre 10
2020s 1.14 million Kilometre 1.10 million Kilometre 1.30 million Kilometre 5

Countries ranked near France

  1. 2 Germany 492,036 Kilometre compare
  2. 3 Poland 419,302 Kilometre compare
  3. 4 United Kingdom 418,790 Kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

More reference data data for France

All data for France →

Frequently asked questions

What is length of paved and unpaved roads in France?
Length of paved and unpaved roads in France was 1.30 million Kilometre in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of paved and unpaved roads recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 1.30 million Kilometre in 2024.
What is the lowest length of paved and unpaved roads recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 774,788 Kilometre in 1975.
How does France rank for length of paved and unpaved roads?
France ranks 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of paved and unpaved roads rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 47 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

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
Last refreshed