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

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

2

7,600

7,803

8,730

11,739

3

3,779

-

-

-

4,044

4,111

4

3,891

5

2225

3504

6

253

1392

2403

7

1821

8

988

1,335

1,348

9

1000

1208

1324

10

1103

11

1200

1216

12

760

13

751

-

14

100

693

15

632

16

543

17

200

270

420

490

18

449

19

430.5

20

420

21

356

22

313

23

236

24

180

25

161

26

89

27

78.5

28

29

29

29

29

21.5

30

6

31

0

32

0

33

0

34

0

35

0

36

0

0

37

0

0

38

0

0

39

0

0

40

0

0

41

0

0

42

0

0

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