Length of paved and unpaved roads in Romania

Romania: Length of paved and unpaved roads was 85,710 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
85,710
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
23rd
of 54 countries
All-time high
85,871
in 2020
All-time low
68,110
in 1995
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Length of paved and unpaved roads in Romania, 1990–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200720241990: 68.2k1991: 68.2k1992: 68.2k1993: 68.2k1994: 68.2k1995: 68.1k1996: 68.4k1997: 68.4k1998: 68.5k1999: 68.7k2000: 72.8k2001: 72.8k2002: 73.2k2003: 78.9k2004: 73.4k2005: 73.8k2006: 79.7k2007: 80.6k2008: 81.7k2009: 81.7k2010: 82.1k2011: 83.4k2012: 83.6k2013: 84.2k2014: 84.7k2015: 85.2k2016: 85.3k2017: 85.3k2018: 85.4k2019: 85.5k2020: 85.9k2021: 85.3k2022: 85.4k2023: 85.4k2024: 85.7k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Romania recorded 85,710 for length of paved and unpaved roads in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of paved and unpaved roads in Romania peaked at 85,871 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 68,110, in 1995.

Romania ranks 23rd of 54 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Length of paved and unpaved roads in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Length of paved and unpaved roads in Romania, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 68,203 —
1991 68,203 +0.0%
1992 68,194 -0.0%
1993 68,194 +0.0%
1994 68,206 +0.0%
1995 68,110 -0.1%
1996 68,377 +0.4%
1997 68,378 +0.0%
1998 68,475 +0.1%
1999 68,652 +0.3%
2000 72,794 +6.0%
2001 72,811 +0.0%
2002 73,215 +0.6%
2003 78,888 +7.7%
2004 73,358 -7.0%
2005 73,803 +0.6%
2006 79,724 +8.0%
2007 80,612 +1.1%
2008 81,693 +1.3%
2009 81,713 +0.0%
2010 82,054 +0.4%
2011 83,353 +1.6%
2012 83,635 +0.3%
2013 84,243 +0.7%
2014 84,679 +0.5%
2015 85,173 +0.6%
2016 85,333 +0.2%
2017 85,336 +0.0%
2018 85,411 +0.1%
2019 85,525 +0.1%
2020 85,871 +0.4%
2021 85,268 -0.7%
2022 85,387 +0.1%
2023 85,391 +0.0%
2024 85,710 +0.4%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 85,710 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83,131, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 85,710 is below the median for high income countries, which is 87,713, 98% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 68,299 68,110 68,652 10
2000s 76,861 72,794 81,713 10
2010s 84,474 82,054 85,525 10
2020s 85,525 85,268 85,871 5

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 20 Norway 95,488 compare
  2. 21 Estonia 89,716 compare
  3. 21 Estonia 89,716 compare
  4. 24 Lithuania 83,228 compare
  5. 24 Lithuania 83,228 compare
  6. 26 Switzerland 83,131 compare

See the full ranking of 54 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of paved and unpaved roads in Romania?
Length of paved and unpaved roads in Romania was 85,710 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of paved and unpaved roads recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 85,871 in 2020.
What is the lowest length of paved and unpaved roads recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 68,110 in 1995.
How does Romania rank for length of paved and unpaved roads?
Romania ranks 23rd out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of paved and unpaved roads rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania 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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Indicator
Length of paved and unpaved roads
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
54 places, 1,647 data points, 1970–2024
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