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Roadways Japan, in 34 editions.
The entry for Japan published Roadways in 34 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 23 editions. Each is shown as published. Roadways in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 23
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2024
Published as “Highways” (1990 to 2005) and “Roadways” (2006 to 2024).
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2024 edition
Changed since 2023The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Highways”
- 1,098,900 km total;
- 718,700 km paved, 380,200 km gravel, crushed stone, or unpaved;
- 3,900 km national expressways, 46,544 km national highways, 43,907 km principal local roads, 86,930 km prefectural roads, and 917,619 other (1987)
1,098,900 km total; 718,700 km paved, 380,200 km gravel, crushed stone, or unpaved; 3,900 km national expressways, 46,544 km national highways, 43,907 km principal local roads, 86,930 km prefectural roads, and 917,619 other (1987)
Published as “Highways”
- 1,111,974 km total;
- 754,102 km paved, 357,872 km gravel, crushed stone, or unpaved;
- 4,400 km national expressways;
- 46,805 km national highways;
- 128,539 km prefectural roads;
- and 930,230 km city, town, and village roads
1,098,900 1,111,974 km total; 718,700 754,102 km paved, 380,200 357,872 km gravel, crushed stone, or
unpaved; 3,900 4,400 km national expressways, 46,544 expressways; 46,805 km national highways, 43,907 km principal local roads, 86,930 highways; 128,539
km prefectural roads, roads; and 917,619 other (1987) 930,230 km city, town, and village roads
Published as “Highways”
- 1,111,974 km total;
- 754,102 km paved, 357,872 km gravel, crushed stone, or unpaved;
- 4,400 km national expressways;
- 46,805 km national highways;
- 128,539 km prefectural roads;
- and 930,230 km city, town, and village roads, 6,400 km other
1,111,974 km total; 754,102 km paved, 357,872 km gravel, crushed stone, or
unpaved; 4,400 km national expressways; 46,805 km national highways; 128,539
km prefectural roads; and 930,230 km city, town, and village roads roads, 6,400 km
other
The entry for Japan did not include Roadways.
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 1,111,974 km
- paved:
- 754,102 km (including 4,869 km of national expressways)
- unpaved:
- gravel, crushed stone, or earth 357,872 km (1991)
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 1,111,974 km
paved: 754,102 km (including 4,869 km of national expressways)
unpaved: gravel, crushed stone, or earth 357,872 km (1991)
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 1,112,844 km
- paved:
- 790,119 km (including 5,054 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 322,725 km (1992 est.)
total: 1,111,974 1,112,844 km
paved: 754,102 790,119 km (including 4,869 5,054 km of national expressways)
unpaved: gravel, crushed stone, or earth 357,872 322,725 km (1991) (1992 est.)
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 1,144,360 km
- paved :
- 846,826 km (including 5,860 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 297,534 km (1995 est.)
total: 1,112,844 1,144,360 kmpaved: 790,119 paved : 846,826 km (including 5,054 5,860 km of expressways)
unpaved: 322,725 297,534 km (1992 (1995 est.)
The same text in 1998 and 1999.
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 1.16 million km
- paved:
- 859,560 km (including 6,070 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 300,440 km (1996 est.)
total: 1,144,360 1.16 million kmpaved : 846,826 paved: 859,560 km (including 5,860 6,070 km of expressways)
unpaved: 297,534 300,440 km (1995 (1996 est.)
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 1,152,207 km
- paved:
- 863,003 km (including 6,114 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 289,204 km (1997 est.)
total: 1.16 million 1,152,207 km
paved: 859,560 863,003 km (including 6,070 6,114 km of expressways)
unpaved: 300,440 289,204 km (1996 (1997 est.)
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 1,152,207 km paved: 863,003 km (including 6,114 km of expressways) unpaved: 289,204 km (1997 est.)
total: 1,152,207 km
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 1,152,207 km
- paved:
- 863,003 km (including 6,114 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 289,204 km (1997 est.)
total: 1,152,207 km
paved: 863,003 km (including 6,114 km of expressways)
unpaved: 289,204 km (1997 est.)
The same text in 2003 and 2004.
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 1,161,894 km
- paved:
- 534,471 km (including 6,455 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 627,423 km (1999)
total: 1,152,207 1,161,894 km
paved: 863,003 534,471 km (including 6,114 6,455 km of expressways)
unpaved: 289,204 627,423 km (1997 est.) (1999)
Published as “Highways”
- total:
- 1,171,647 km
- paved:
- 903,340 km (including 6,851 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 268,307 km (2001)
total: 1,161,894 1,171,647 km
paved: 534,471 903,340 km (including 6,455 6,851 km of expressways)
unpaved: 627,423 268,307 km (1999) (2001)
- total:
- 1.183 million km
- paved:
- 925,000 km (including 6,946 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 258,000 km (2003)
total: 1,171,647 1.183 million km
paved: 903,340 925,000 km (including 6,851 6,946 km of expressways)
unpaved: 268,307 258,000 km (2001) (2003)
- total:
- 1.183 million km
- paved:
- 925,000 km (includes 6,946 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 258,000 km (2003)
total: 1.183 million km
paved: 925,000 km (including (includes 6,946 km of expressways)
unpaved: 258,000 km (2003)
- total:
- 1,196,999 km
- paved:
- 949,101 km (includes 7,383 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 247,898 km (2006)
total: 1.183 million 1,196,999 km
paved: 925,000 949,101 km (includes 6,946 7,383 km of expressways)
unpaved: 258,000 247,898 km (2003) (2006)
- total:
- 1,196,999 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 5
- paved:
- 949,101 km (includes 7,383 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 247,898 km (2006)
total:
1,196,999 km
country comparison to the world:
5
paved:
949,101 km (includes 7,383 km of expressways)
unpaved:
247,898 km (2006)
The same text in 2010 and 2011.
- total:
- 1,203,777 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 5
- paved:
- 961,366 km (includes 7,560 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 242,411 km (2008)
total:1,196,999 1,203,777 km
country comparison to the world:
5
paved:949,101 961,366 km (includes 7,383 7,560 km of expressways)
unpaved:247,898 242,411 km (2006) (2008)
- total:
- 1,210,251 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 5
- paved:
- 973,234 km (includes 7,803 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 237,017 km (2008)
total:1,203,777 1,210,251 km
country comparison to the world:
5
paved:961,366 973,234 km (includes 7,560 7,803 km of expressways)
unpaved:242,411 237,017 km (2008)
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
- total:
- 1,210,251 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 6
- paved:
- 973,234 km (includes 7,803 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 237,017 km (2010)
total:
1,210,251 km
country comparison to the world:5 6
paved:
973,234 km (includes 7,803 km of expressways)
unpaved:
237,017 km (2008) (2010)
- total:
- 1,217,128 km
- paved:
- 988,536 km (includes 7,803 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 228,592 km (2013)
- country comparison to the world:
- 6
total:
1,210,251country comparison to the world:paved:
6
973,234
unpaved:
237,017(2010) (2013)
country comparison to the world: 6
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
- total:
- 1,218,772 km
- paved:
- 992,835 km (includes 8,428 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 225,937 km (2015)
- country comparison to the world:
- 6
total: 1,217,128 1,218,772 km
paved: 988,536 992,835 km (includes 7,803 8,428 km of expressways)
unpaved: 228,592 225,937 km (2013) (2015)
country comparison to the world: 6
The same text in 4 editions, 2018 to 2021.
- total:
- 1,218,772 km (2015)
- paved:
- 992,835 km (includes 8,428 km of expressways) (2015)
- unpaved:
- 225,937 km (2015)
total: 1,218,772 km (2015)
paved: 992,835 km (includes 8,428 km of expressways) (2015)
unpaved: 225,937 km (2015)
country comparison to the world: 6
The same text in 2022 and 2023.
- total:
- 1,218,772 km (2015)
- paved:
- 992,835 km (2015) (includes 8,428 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 225,937 km (2015)
total: 1,218,772 km (2015)
paved: 992,835 km (2015) (includes 8,428 km of expressways) (2015)
unpaved: 225,937 km (2015)
- total:
- 1,218,772 km
- paved:
- 992,835 km (includes 8,428 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 225,937 km (2015)
total: 1,218,772 km (2015)
paved: 992,835 km (2015) (includes 8,428 km of expressways)
unpaved: 225,937 km (2015)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Japan: Roadways.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/japan/roadways.