Length of motorways rose 2.12% to 916 km in Ireland in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, length of motorways in Ireland reached an all time high of 916 km in 2015 and an all time low of 26.0 km in 1990.
Ireland has been ranked 11th within the group of 21 countries we follow in terms of length of motorways, 12 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Length of Motorways | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Australia | km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Belgium | km | 1,763 | 1,763 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Canada | km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Denmark | km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| France | km | 11,163 | 11,392 | 11,413 | 11,413 | 11,552 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | km | 12,813 | 12,819 | 12,845 | 12,879 | 12,917 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ireland | km | 663 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 897 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | km | 6,661 | 6,668 | 6,668 | 6,726 | 6,751 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mexico | km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Norway | km | ... | 344 | 381 | 393 | 392 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Spain | km | 14,021 | 14,262 | 14,531 | 14,701 | 14,981 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | km | 1,923 | 1,971 | 1,957 | 2,004 | 2,044 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| United Kingdom | km | 3,674 | 3,673 | 3,686 | 3,733 | 3,756 |
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