# Evolution of motorway construction in African countries

The first table includes countries that pioneered the construction of motorways in the 20th century
| Rank | Country (or dependent territory) | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
| 1 | Egypt | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 |
| 2 | Morocco | 33.50 | 33.50 | 33.50 | 33.50 | 33.50 | 33.50 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 104 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 358 | 424 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 108 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 |
| 3 | Algeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 34 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
Some of the portions of the Trans-African Highways are already at motorway standard.
This is a list of African countries and dependent territories sorted by motorways' total length, which is sorted by 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 | South Africa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1600 | - | - | - | - | 1927 | 2160 | 2160 |
| 2 | Morocco | 481 | 496 | 496 | 539 | 604 | 632 | 632 | 794 | 876 | 1080 | 1420 | 1420 | 1515 | 1626 | 1783 |
| 3 | Nigeria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1489 |
| 4 | Algeria | 76 | 106 | 135 | 255 | 645 | 925 | 965 | 1097 | 1110 | 1155 | 1185 | 1216 | 1300 | 1390 | 1394 |
| 5 | Egypt | 220 | 293 | 328 | 355 | 605 | 635 | 816 | 816 | 821 | 838 | 901 | 901 | 931 | 988 | 1111 |
| 6 | Tunisia | 216 | 262 | 267 | 267 | 323 | 333 | 333 | 357 | 357 | 363 | 363 | 363 | 363 | 363 | 363 |
| 7 | Ivory Coast | | | | | | | | | | | | | 230 | 230 | 230 |
| 8 | Equatorial Guinea | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 178 |
| 9 | Réunion (France) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 115 |
| 10 | Ethiopia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 107 |
| 11 | Mauritius | | | | | | | | | | | | 70 | 70 | 75 | 100 |
| 12 | Angola | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 57 |
| 13 | Eswatini | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 55 |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29 |
| 15 | Namibia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 |
| 16 | Senegal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25.5 |
| 17 | Libya | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 |
| 18 | Gabon | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 19 | Mauritania | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18.5 |
| 20 | Benin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 21 | Ghana | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 22 | Burundi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 24 | Botswana | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 25 | Central African Republic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 26 | Chad | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 27 | Cameroon | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 28 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 29 | Comoros | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 30 | Republic of the Congo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 31 | Cape Verde | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 32 | Djibouti | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 33 | Eritrea | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 34 | Gambia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 35 | Guinea | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 37 | Kenya | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 38 | Lesotho | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 39 | Liberia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 40 | Madagascar | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 41 | Malawi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 42 | Mali | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 43 | Mayotte (France) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 44 | Mozambique | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 45 | Niger | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 46 | Rwanda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 47 | Western Sahara | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 48 | Sierra Leone | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 49 | Somalia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 50 | South Sudan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 51 | Sudan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 52 | São Tomé and Príncipe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 53 | Seychelles | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 54 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 55 | Tanzania | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 56 | Togo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 57 | Uganda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 58 | Zambia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
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