Road share of inland freight transport in Belgium
Roads carried 78.0% of inland freight in Belgium in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2005. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimated”.
Belgium, 2024
78.0%e (Estimated)
Change from 2023
+0.4percentage points
European Union, 2024
78.2%e (Estimated)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
76.4%
Position in 2024
14th of 29
Road share of inland freight transport in Belgium over time
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% of inland freight tonne-kilometres. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 78.0%e (estimated) | 78.2%e (estimated) |
| 2023 | 77.6%e (estimated) | 78.1%e (estimated) |
| 2022 | 76.5%e (estimated) | 77.4%e (estimated) |
| 2021 | 76.7%e (estimated) | 77.0%e (estimated) |
| 2020 | 77.4%e (estimated) | 77.1%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 76.6%e (estimated) | 76.0%e (estimated) |
| 2018 | 75.8%be (break in time series, estimated) | 75.3%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 73.3%e (estimated) | 75.0%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 74.3%e (estimated) | 74.2%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 73.6%e (estimated) | 74.1%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 73.0%e (estimated) | 73.9%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 73.1%e (estimated) | 73.9%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 72.2%e (estimated) | 73.5%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 73.0% | 74.0% |
| 2010 | 73.4% | 74.6% |
| 2009 | 76.7% | 76.1% |
| 2008 | 72.8% | 74.3%e (estimated) |
| 2007 | 72.9% | 74.2%e (estimated) |
| 2006 | 73.3% | 74.3%e (estimated) |
| 2005 | 73.7% | 74.4%e (estimated) |
Flags: e estimated; be break in time series, estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 77.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 73.0%, the figure has changed by +5.0 percentage points.
- Among the 29 countries with data for 2024, Belgium has the 14th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 78.2%.
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