Length of paved and unpaved roads in Türkiye
Türkiye: Length of paved and unpaved roads was 253,254 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Length of paved and unpaved roads in Türkiye, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, length of paved and unpaved roads in Türkiye stood at 253,254.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of paved and unpaved roads in Türkiye peaked at 426,662 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 59,128, in 1990.
That places Türkiye 7th out of 54 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Length of paved and unpaved roads in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59,128 | — |
| 1991 | 59,221 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 59,842 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 59,770 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 379,861 | +535.5% |
| 1995 | 380,054 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 380,226 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 380,837 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 377,333 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 415,732 | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 424,553 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 425,697 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 426,662 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 347,553 | -18.5% |
| 2005 | 347,571 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 347,396 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 348,800 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 350,036 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 360,624 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 365,183 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 368,157 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 383,621 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 386,539 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 234,516 | -39.3% |
| 2015 | 236,617 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 240,048 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 244,857 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 244,711 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 247,671 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 252,805 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 253,813 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 255,439 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 257,430 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 253,254 | -1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Length of paved and unpaved roads in Türkiye 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +535.5% | 59,770 | 379,861 |
| 2014 | -39.3% | 386,539 | 234,516 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 237,364 | 59,128 | 380,837 | 9 |
| 2000s | 379,462 | 347,396 | 426,662 | 10 |
| 2010s | 295,192 | 234,516 | 386,539 | 10 |
| 2020s | 254,548 | 252,805 | 257,430 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 5 United Kingdom 418,790 compare
- 5 United Kingdom 418,790 compare
- 8 Italy 231,180 compare
- 9 Hungary 220,279 compare
- 10 Sweden 196,971 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is length of paved and unpaved roads in Türkiye?
- Length of paved and unpaved roads in Türkiye was 253,254 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of paved and unpaved roads recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 426,662 in 2003.
- What is the lowest length of paved and unpaved roads recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,128 in 1990.
- How does Türkiye rank for length of paved and unpaved roads?
- Türkiye ranks 7th out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is length of paved and unpaved roads rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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