Road share of inland freight transport in Denmark

Roads carried 92.2% of inland freight in Denmark in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2005.

Measure: Road share of inland freight transport Unit: % of inland freight tonne-kilometres Data: 2005 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Denmark, 2024 92.2% % of inland freight tonne-kilometres
Change from 2023 +0.4percentage points 2023: 91.8%
European Union, 2024 78.2%e (Estimated) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 76.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 6th of 29 See the full ranking

Road share of inland freight transport in Denmark 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.

Road share of inland freight transport (% of inland freight tonne-kilometres), 2005 to 2024
Period DenmarkEuropean Union
2024 92.2% 78.2%e (estimated)
2023 91.8% 78.1%e (estimated)
2022 90.4% 77.4%e (estimated)
2021 91.3% 77.0%e (estimated)
2020 89.2% 77.1%e (estimated)
2019 88.5% 76.0%e (estimated)
2018 88.2% 75.3%e (estimated)
2017 88.5% 75.0%e (estimated)
2016 88.7% 74.2%e (estimated)
2015 88.0% 74.1%e (estimated)
2014 88.8% 73.9%e (estimated)
2013 88.7% 73.9%e (estimated)
2012 89.1% 73.5%e (estimated)
2011 87.6% 74.0%
2010 88.5% 74.6%
2009 90.9% 76.1%
2008 91.0% 74.3%e (estimated)
2007 91.1% 74.2%e (estimated)
2006 90.3% 74.3%e (estimated)
2005 89.4% 74.4%e (estimated)

Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 91.8% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 88.8%, the figure has changed by +3.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 29 countries with data for 2024, Denmark has the 6th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 78.2%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
tran_hv_frmod · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A tra_mode=ROAD unit=PC
Observation period
2005 to 2024 for Denmark
Provider update
17 March 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat