Length of paved and unpaved roads in Türkiye

Türkiye: Length of paved and unpaved roads was 253,254 Kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
253,254 Kilometre
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
5th
of 42 countries
All-time high
426,662 Kilometre
in 2003
All-time low
59,128 Kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2024

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

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1990200720241990: 59.1k Kilometre1991: 59.2k Kilometre1992: 59.8k Kilometre1993: 59.8k Kilometre1994: 379.9k Kilometre1995: 380.1k Kilometre1996: 380.2k Kilometre1997: 380.8k Kilometre1998: 377.3k Kilometre2000: 415.7k Kilometre2001: 424.6k Kilometre2002: 425.7k Kilometre2003: 426.7k Kilometre2004: 347.6k Kilometre2005: 347.6k Kilometre2006: 347.4k Kilometre2007: 348.8k Kilometre2008: 350.0k Kilometre2009: 360.6k Kilometre2010: 365.2k Kilometre2011: 368.2k Kilometre2012: 383.6k Kilometre2013: 386.5k Kilometre2014: 234.5k Kilometre2015: 236.6k Kilometre2016: 240.0k Kilometre2017: 244.9k Kilometre2018: 244.7k Kilometre2019: 247.7k Kilometre2020: 252.8k Kilometre2021: 253.8k Kilometre2022: 255.4k Kilometre2023: 257.4k Kilometre2024: 253.3k Kilometre

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.

Analysis

In 2024, length of paved and unpaved roads in Türkiye stood at 253,254 Kilometre.

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 Kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 59,128 Kilometre, in 1990.

That places Türkiye 5th out of 42 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 237,364 Kilometre 59,128 Kilometre 380,837 Kilometre 9
2000s 379,462 Kilometre 347,396 Kilometre 426,662 Kilometre 10
2010s 295,192 Kilometre 234,516 Kilometre 386,539 Kilometre 10
2020s 254,548 Kilometre 252,805 Kilometre 257,430 Kilometre 5

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 2 Germany 492,036 Kilometre
  2. 3 Poland 419,302 Kilometre compare
  3. 4 United Kingdom 418,790 Kilometre compare
  4. 6 Italy 231,180 Kilometre compare
  5. 7 Hungary 220,279 Kilometre compare
  6. 8 Sweden 196,971 Kilometre 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 Kilometre 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 Kilometre in 2003.
What is the lowest length of paved and unpaved roads recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 59,128 Kilometre in 1990.
How does Türkiye rank for length of paved and unpaved roads?
Türkiye ranks 5th out of 42 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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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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