Evolution of motorway construction in Asia
This is a list of the motorways construction in Asian countries by total number of kilometers existing in that year; a list of the total number of motorways by country in Asia. It includes motorways (controlled-access highways), classified as being dual carriage ways, separated, have no stop lights or level crossings, turning left is forbidden on the motorway network where the driving is on the right and vice-versa, have at least two lanes on each direction and a hard shoulder or an emergency lane on the exterior of the motorway, also has exits and overpasses for drivers who want to exit the motorway or want to turn left; and includes countries that are geographically situated in Asia or islands and dependent territories that are in the proximity of the Asian continent.
List of the Asian countries by the total number of kilometers of motorway built in that year during the 20th century.
Rank |
Country (or dependent territory) |
1963 |
1966 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
220 |
220 |
220 |
220 |
220 |
220 |
220 |
220 |
220 |
220 |
220 |
220 |
|
2 |
193.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
517 |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
708 |
|
4 |
0 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
708 |
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This is a list of Asian countries and dependent territories sorted by motorways' total length in kilometers, built in the 21st century.
Rank |
Country (or dependent territory) |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
84,946 |
- |
97355 |
- |
104,000 |
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2 |
7,600 |
7,803 |
8,730 |
11,739 |
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3 |
3,779 |
- |
- |
- |
4,044 |
4,111 |
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4 |
3,891 |
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5 |
2225 |
3504 |
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6 |
253 |
1392 |
2403 |
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7 |
1821 |
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8 |
988 |
1,335 |
1,348 |
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9 |
1000 |
1208 |
1324 |
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10 |
1103 |
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11 |
1200 |
1216 |
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12 |
760 |
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13 |
751 |
- |
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14 |
100 |
693 |
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15 |
632 |
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16 |
543 |
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17 |
200 |
270 |
420 |
490 |
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18 |
449 |
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19 |
430.5 |
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20 |
420 |
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21 |
356 |
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22 |
313 |
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23 |
236 |
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24 |
180 |
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25 |
161 |
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26 |
89 |
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27 |
78.5 |
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28 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
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29 |
21.5 |
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30 |
6 |
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31 |
0 |
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32 |
0 |
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33 |
0 |
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34 |
0 |
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35 |
0 |
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36 |
0 |
0 |
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37 |
0 |
0 |
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38 |
0 |
0 |
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39 |
0 |
0 |
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40 |
0 |
0 |
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41 |
0 |
0 |
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42 |
0 |
0 |
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43 |
0 |
0 |
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See also
- List of controlled-access highway systems
- List of Asian countries by GDP
- List of countries by length of expressways
- Highway systems by country
- List of Asian countries by population
- List of Middle East countries by population
- List of Arab countries by population
- List of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations by population
References
2013,length-of-expressways-world-countries
2015, CIA, the-world-factbook