Length of paved and unpaved roads in Norway
Norway: Length of paved and unpaved roads was 95,488 Kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95,488 Kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
20th
of 52 countries
All-time high
95,488 Kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
87,578 Kilometre
in 1988
Years of data
34
1988–2024
Length of paved and unpaved roads in Norway, 1988–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for length of paved and unpaved roads in Norway is 95,488 Kilometre, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of paved and unpaved roads in Norway peaked at 95,488 Kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87,578 Kilometre, in 1988.
That places Norway 20th out of 52 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Length of paved and unpaved roads in Norway, year by year
| Year | Kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 87,578 Kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 88,174 Kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 88,937 Kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 89,135 Kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 89,744 Kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 90,503 Kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 90,174 Kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 90,618 Kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 91,358 Kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 91,254 Kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 90,741 Kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 90,880 Kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 91,479 Kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 92,513 Kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 92,864 Kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 92,946 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 92,869 Kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 93,247 Kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 93,347 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 93,509 Kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 93,754 Kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 93,869 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 93,985 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 94,057 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 94,450 Kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 94,642 Kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 94,762 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 94,895 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 95,164 Kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 94,675 Kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 95,120 Kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 95,267 Kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 95,362 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 95,488 Kilometre | +0.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 95,488 Kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83,131 Kilometre, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Norway's 95,488 Kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 87,713 Kilometre, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87,876 Kilometre | 87,578 Kilometre | 88,174 Kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 90,334 Kilometre | 88,937 Kilometre | 91,358 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 92,752 Kilometre | 91,479 Kilometre | 93,347 Kilometre | 7 |
| 2010s | 94,309 Kilometre | 93,509 Kilometre | 95,164 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 95,182 Kilometre | 94,675 Kilometre | 95,488 Kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is length of paved and unpaved roads in Norway?
- Length of paved and unpaved roads in Norway was 95,488 Kilometre in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of paved and unpaved roads recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 95,488 Kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest length of paved and unpaved roads recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 87,578 Kilometre in 1988.
- How does Norway rank for length of paved and unpaved roads?
- Norway ranks 20th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is length of paved and unpaved roads rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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