Evolution of motorway construction in European nations

The evolution of motorways construction in European countries by total number of kilometers existing in that year. This is a list of the total number of Motorways by country in Europe. It includes motorways (controlled-access highways), classified as such by the Eurostat and includes countries that are not members of the European Union but geographically are situated in Europe.

Countries by motorways built before 1950

Historical map of the original A8-A9 motorway, Italy. The first motorway ever built in the world was opened on 21 September 1924.
A German Autobahn in the 1930s.
Country 19241932193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451950
 Austria0000000016.816.816.816.816.8-
 Belgium0000110---------
 Czech Republic00000000020----
 Cyprus00000000020----
 Denmark000000120--300300300300300
 Germany01810810861010304633013737382738613896--2128
 Italy58.258.258.258.258.258.2400-------
 Poland00093131131131131131131131133133133
 Portugal00000000000088

Countries by motorways built between 1951 and 1975

Country 195219551956195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975
 Austria16.816.816.816.816.816.816.816.8292-
 Belgium5080100150200300400570848956
 Croatia0000000039.339.3
 Czech Republic[1] 000000000000000021.329.148.648.664.7
 Denmark300300300509------
 France014.270.4106168.5218.3246.4---
 Germany-2187--2551-32044110-5742
 Hungary000000785107136
 Poland133133133133133133133133133133
 Portugal888811.636.64459.1--
 Romania000000009696
 Russia00000108.9108.9108.9108.9108.9
 Slovakia[2] 00000000000000000029.329.346.1
  Switzerland000008----
 United Kingdom[3] 000013153219243322480566629761884964105712701669173018691975

Countries by motorways built between 1976 and 2000

Country 1976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000
 Austria-------------1145---------1633
 Belgium95611301130113711371152-1395----16131666---------1702
 Bulgaria1010--120152-------273---------324
 Croatia39.339.339.3246246246246----------------411
 Czech Republic[1]81.7135.4166.5194.4257.7257.7270.6281.1305.3314.8317.4317.4326.4335.4355.7365.1368.7391.5392.3416.7425.6488.2500.9500.9500.9
 Cyprus00000000000000-154--------240
 Denmark-------------601---------953
 Estonia00000041939396
 Finland0000000000000225---------549
 France--------------68248500--------9776
 Germany-7292---------8198882210854------11143-1151511712
 Greece00000000000000190-------346416553
 Hungary136168182184213213230245245302310310316346361361361361398398440456533571571
 Ireland0000000101015----26---------103
 Italy--------------6193--------64786478
 Lithuania0000000421---------147
 Luxembourg0000000000000078-----114115126146147
 Netherlands000000000000002092--------22652274
 Norway000000000000000000000000143
 Poland133169169190190190190255278321327327348366381399399403405440453456490502592
 Portugal--------------316---------1482
 Romania9696969696969696969696113113113113113113113113113113113113113113
 Russia108.9108.9108.9108.9108.9108.9108.9108.9108.9108.9108.9108.9108.9108.9108.9108.9108.9108.9108.9108.9108.9108.9108.9108.9
 Serbia035535535535535535535535535535535535535535535535535535535535535535533
 Slovakia[2]53.367.6115.6115.6115.6115.6142.7150.1150.1165.2173.1173.1191.9191.9195.4197.4197.4197.4197.4197.4216.1219.2288.6290.6290.6
 Slovenia0000000228---------427
 Spain000000000000004693---------9049
 Sweden00721-----------939---------1499
  Switzerland------------------------1270
 United Kingdom[3]2155223723942455255626472692274127862813292029752992299530703102313332113242326932983378342134493467

Countries by motorways built after 2000

Motorway construction in European nations by 2012
Rank Country 20012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017[4]2018[4]20192020
1 Spain9,5719,73910,29610,74711,43212,07313,01313,51814,02114,26214,53114,70114,98115,04915,33615,52315,58517,228[5]
2 Germany11,78612,03712,04412,17412,36312,53112,59412,64512,81312,81912,84512,87912,91712,94912,99313,00913,14113,183[6]
3 France10,06810,22310,37910,48610,80010,84810,95811,04211,16311,39211,41311,41311,55211,56011,59911,61811,671
4 Italy6,4786,4876,4876,5326,5426,5546,5886,6296,6616,6686,6686,7266,7516,8446,943
5 Poland6306396396396636636637658498571,0701,3651,4821,5561,5591,6371,6371,637
6 United Kingdom [7] 3,5193,6103,6113,6573,6293,6653,6693,6733,6733,6733,685.73,732.53,7563,759.63,768.43,7643,8033,8383,838
7 Portugal1,6591,835---2,5452,6132,6732,7052,7372,7372,9883,0353,0653,0803,0653,065
8 Netherlands2,4992,5162,5422,5852,6002,6042,5822,6372,6312,6312,6312,6582,6662,6782,7302,7582,7582,756
9 Greece6708458498661,0621,2331,3641,5691,7441,7441,7441,7441,8792,2502,503
10 Denmark9711,0101,0101,0101,0101,0711,1111,1281,1431,2161,2321,2371,2551,3081,329
11 Turkey---1,6621,6671,9081,9081,9222,0362,0802,1192,1272,1272,2822,1592,6572,842
12 Sweden1,5071,5441,5911,6841,6771,7441,8361,8571,9231,9711,9572,0042,0442,0882,1192,1182,1322,132
13 Austria1,6451,6451,6701,6771,6771,6781,6961,6961,6961,7191,7191,7191,7191,7191,7191,7191,7431,743
14  Switzerland1,3051,3411,3411,3411,3581,3611,3831,38314061,4061,4151,4191,4291,4581,462
15 Belgium1,7271,7291,7291,7471,7471,7631,7631,7631,7631,7631,7631,7631,763
16 Croatia4296137549251,0161,0811,1561,1991,2441,2441,25412541,2891,2901,3101,3101,310
17 Hungary5716386677178039671,0371,1131,1181,2901,3211,3211,3611,382.11,447.31,480.71,9371,9821,600
18 Czech Republic[1]518.1518.1526.4541.5558.5627.26576917297347457517767767761,2231,2401,2521306
19 Russia132.9---------1,0001,060.51,060.51,060.51,4421,524
20 Belarus-----------8458459031021
21 Serbia55.588.7108.7113.3-201.3207.3207.3236.3628633498498-963962
22 Finland591603653653693700700739765779790780810881881890893926
23 Ireland125125177192247270270423663900900900897897916916916916
24 Romania113113113228228228281281321332350550644683733733763823850910
25 Bulgaria328328328331331394418418418437458541605610734757812
26 Slovenia435456477483569579579696747768768769769770773618623
27 Norway143173-193264271239253344381393393407514523599
28 Slovakia[2]290.6297.1307.8314.6326.5326.5363.7381.6389.6414.8417.8417.8417.8417.8463463482482498
29 Lithuania309309309309309309309309309309309309309309309314324324
30 Ukraine000000000017200280317
31 Cyprus257257257257257257257257257257257257257257257257257
32 North Macedonia145208208208216216221237242251251251251251251259287317
33 Bosnia and Herzegovina0011.511.511.52027.627.63742.769.280.681.8126.1129.6166.2188.1215222
34 Luxembourg115126147147147147147147152152152152152152157165165
35 Albania--------25086.586.586.586.586.5152.5333.5
36 Azerbaijan--------------148
37 Georgia000000000136969757590
38 Armenia00000000000---88
39 Kosovo00000000000036768080109119140
40 Andorra000000000000000
41 Estonia939698991001041151240000000154154
42 Iceland111111111188800000000000
43 Latvia0000000000000000000
44 Liechtenstein0000000000000000000
45 Malta0000000000000000000
46 Moldova0000000000000000000
47 Monaco0000000000000000000
48 Montenegro0000000000000000000
49 San Marino0000000000000000000
50  Vatican City0000000000000000000

* Note: Due to the new European standards in 2011 some European countries had their total number of motorways diminished. Examples being Iceland form 11 to 0, or Estonia 115 to 0, they became either expressways or national highways.
** Note: This table includes countries that are geographically situated in Asia but are integrated into the European Road System (example E80 in Turkey): Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.

See also

References

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