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 have not acceded yet to the European Union but geographically are situated in Europe.

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The early beginnings. List of the European countries by the total number of kilometers of motorway built in that year during the first Half of the 20th century.

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 1924 1932 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1945 1950
 Austria0000000016.816.816.816.8-
 Belgium0000110--------
 Czech Republic00000000020---
 Cyprus00000000020---
 Denmark000000120--300300300300
 Germany01810810861010304633013737382738613896-2128
 Italy58.258.258.258.258.258.2400------
 Poland00093131131131131131131131133133

List of the European countries by the total number of kilometers of motorway built in that year during the second half of the 20th century.

Country 1952 1955 1956 1958 1960 1962 1965 1970 1972 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
 Austria16.816.816.816.816.816.816.816.8292--------------1145---------1633
 Belgium508010015020030040057084895695611301130113711371152-1395----16131666---------1702
 Bulgaria00000000001010--120152-------273---------324
 Croatia0000000039.339.339.339.339.3246246246246----------------411
 Czech Republic0000000000000000357--------499.4
 Cyprus000000000000000000000000-154--------240
 Denmark300300300509-------------------601---------953
 Estonia000000000000000041939396
 Finland00000000000000000000000225---------549
 France014.270.4106168.5218.3246.4-----------------68248500--------9776
 Germany-2187--2551-32044110-5742-7292---------8198882210854------11143-1151511712
 Greece000000000000000000000000190-------346416553
 Hungary00000000098-200-----------267-------500-448
 Ireland00000000000008888-------26---------103
 Italy------------------------6193--------64786478
 Lithuania00000000000000000421---------147
 Luxembourg00000000000000000000000078-----114115126146147
 Netherlands0000000000000000000000002092--------22652274
 Norway0000000000000000000000000000000000143
 Poland133133133133133133133133133133133169169190190190190255278321327327348366257---------358
 Portugal000000000000000000000000316---------1482
 Romania0000000096969696969696969696969696113113113113113113113113113113113113113113
 Russia000000000000000000000000000000000030,000
 Serbia0000000000035535535535535535535535535535535535535535535535535535535535535535533
 Slovakia00000000000000000192---------296
 Slovenia00000000000000000228---------427
 Spain0000000000000000000000004693---------9049
 Sweden000000000000721-----------939---------1499
  Switzerland000008----------------------------1270
 Ukraine00000000000000000000-------------
 United Kingdom0000000000000000000---------------3,519
Motorway construction in European nations by 2012

List of the European Countries by the total number of kilometers of motorways built in that year during the 21st century.

Rank Country 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
1 Spain9,5719,73910,29610,74711,43212,07313,01313,51814,02114,26214,53114,70114,98115,04915,336
2 Germany11,78612,03712,04412,17412,36312,53112,59412,64512,81312,81912,84512,87912,91712,94912,993
3 France10,06810,22310,37910,48610,80010,84810,95811,04211,16311,39211,41311,41311,55211,56011,599
4 Italy6,4786,4876,4876,5326,5426,5546,5886,6296,6616,6686,6686,7266,7516,844
5 United Kingdom3,5193,6103,6113,6573,6293,6653,6693,6733,6733,6733,685.73,732.53,756.023,759.623,768.43
6 Portugal1,6591,835---2,5452,6132,6732,7052,7372,7372,9883,0353,0653,080
7 Netherlands2,4992,5162,5422,5852,6002,6042,5822,6372,6312,6312,6312,6582,6662,6782,7302,758
8 Greece6708458498661,0621,2331,3641,5691,7441,7441,7441,7441,8792,250 2520
9 Denmark9711,0101,0101,0101,0101,0711,1111,1281,1431,3402,241
10 Turkey---1,6621,6671,9081,9081,9222,0362,0802,1192,1272,1272,2822,159
11 Sweden1,5071,5441,5911,6841,6771,7441,8361,8571,9231,9711,9572,0042,0442,0882,119
12 Austria1,6451,6451,6701,6771,6771,6781,6961,6961,6961,7191,7191,7191,7191,719
13  Switzerland1,3051,3411,3411,3411,3581,3611,3831,38314061,4061,4151,4191,4291,763.6
14 Belgium1,7271,7291,7291,7471,7471,7631,7631,7631,7631,763
15 Croatia4296137549251,0161,0811,1561,1991,2441,2441,25412541,2891,2901,310
16 Poland3984054055525526636637658498571,0701,3651,4821,5561,5591,641
17 Hungary4485335425696367858581,273.71,273.71,4771,5151,5151,766.91,781.81,883.9
18 Russia----------39,1431,060.51,060.51,060.5
19 Ireland125125177192247270270423663900.279009008978979161,052
20 Belarus-----------8458459031021
21 Finland591603653653693700700739765779790780810881881
22 Czech Republic517.6517.7518546564633657690.25729734738,4745776776776
23 Slovenia435456477483569579579696747768768769769770773
24 Bulgaria328328328331331394418418418437458541605610760
25 Romania113113113228228228281281321332350550644683733733747790
26 Serbia55.588.7108.7113.3-201.3207.3207.3236.3628633498498-782
27 Norway143173-193264271239253344381393393407514
28 Slovakia296302313316327.5327.5364.5384391416419419-432464464479
29 Lithuania417417.1417417417309309309309309309312312349392
30 Ukraine000000000017200280317
31 Cyprus257257257257257257257257257257257257257257257
32 Republic of Macedonia145208208208216216221237242251251251251251251
33 Bosnia and Herzegovina0011.511.511.52027.627.63742.769.280.681.8126.1129.6166.2188.1213
34 Luxembourg115126147147147147147147152152152152152152157
35 Albania--------25086.586.586.586.586.5152.5
36 Azerbaijan--------------148
37 Georgia000000000136969757590
38 Armenia00000000000---88
39 Kosovo000000000000367680
40 Andorra000000000000000
41 Estonia939698991001041151240000000
42 Iceland11111111118880000000
43 Latvia000000000000000
44 Liechtenstein000000000000000
45 Malta000000000000000
46 Moldova000000000000000
47 Monaco000000000000000
48 Montenegro000000000000000
49 San Marino000000000000000
50  Vatican000000000000000
 *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), these are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.

See also

References

    [1] 2013, Length of expressways world countries

    [2] 2015, CIA, The world factbook

    [3] 2015, The total length of motorways according to Eurostat.

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