As of 2023, traffic jams on German highways totaled 877 thousand kilometers in length. This was an increase compared to 733 thousand kilometers in 2022. The timeline shows the length of traffic jams on highways in Germany from 2002 to 2023.
Length of traffic jams on highways in Germany from 2002 to 2023
(in kilometers)
Figures until 2010 were taken from the following report: ADAC Motorwelt, No. 7/2011, page 24. Figures from 2011 to 2015 based on ADAC traffic jam reports. Figures were rounded for better understanding of the statistic.
ADAC stands for Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club, Germany's motoring association.
² Due to new methodology, a direct comparison of current traffic jam figures with those from previous years is only possible in a limited capacity. This leads to declining traffic jam numbers and traffic jam length. Only the traffic jam duration is comparable to the previous year.
Figures for previous years were partially retrieved from respective earlier source reports.
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ADAC. (February 6, 2024). Length of traffic jams on highways in Germany from 2002 to 2023 (in kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319388/traffic-jam-length-highways-germany/
ADAC. "Length of traffic jams on highways in Germany from 2002 to 2023 (in kilometers)." Chart. February 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319388/traffic-jam-length-highways-germany/
ADAC. (2024). Length of traffic jams on highways in Germany from 2002 to 2023 (in kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319388/traffic-jam-length-highways-germany/
ADAC. "Length of Traffic Jams on Highways in Germany from 2002 to 2023 (in Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319388/traffic-jam-length-highways-germany/
ADAC, Length of traffic jams on highways in Germany from 2002 to 2023 (in kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319388/traffic-jam-length-highways-germany/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Length of traffic jams on highways in Germany from 2002 to 2023 (in kilometers) [Graph], ADAC, February 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319388/traffic-jam-length-highways-germany/
