Road share of inland freight transport in France
Roads carried 88.3% of inland freight in France in 2024.
France, 2024
88.3%
Change from 2023
−0.6percentage points
European Union, 2024
78.2%e (Estimated)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
76.4%
Position in 2024
8th of 29
Road share of inland freight transport in France 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 | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 88.3% | 78.2%e (estimated) |
| 2023 | 88.9% | 78.1%e (estimated) |
| 2022 | 87.4% | 77.4%e (estimated) |
| 2021 | 87.3% | 77.0%e (estimated) |
| 2020 | 88.0% | 77.1%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 87.3% | 76.0%e (estimated) |
| 2018 | 87.3% | 75.3%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 86.6% | 75.0%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 85.7% | 74.2%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 84.9% | 74.1%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 86.3% | 73.9%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 86.5% | 73.9%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 86.2% | 73.5%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 86.4% | 74.0% |
| 2010 | 87.5% | 74.6% |
| 2009 | 86.5% | 76.1% |
| 2008 | 85.9% | 74.3%e (estimated) |
| 2007 | 85.9% | 74.2%e (estimated) |
| 2006 | 85.8% | 74.3%e (estimated) |
| 2005 | 85.6% | 74.4%e (estimated) |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 88.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 86.3%, the figure has changed by +2.0 percentage points.
- Among the 29 countries with data for 2024, France has the 8th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 78.2%.
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