Road share of inland freight transport in Germany
Roads carried 72.7% of inland freight in Germany in 2024.
Germany, 2024
72.7%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
European Union, 2024
78.2%e (Estimated)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
76.4%
Position in 2024
17th of 29
Road share of inland freight transport in Germany 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 | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 72.7% | 78.2%e (estimated) |
| 2023 | 72.8% | 78.1%e (estimated) |
| 2022 | 72.3% | 77.4%e (estimated) |
| 2021 | 72.5% | 77.0%e (estimated) |
| 2020 | 74.0% | 77.1%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 72.3% | 76.0%e (estimated) |
| 2018 | 72.4% | 75.3%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 71.7% | 75.0%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 70.2% | 74.2%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 71.6% | 74.1%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 71.3% | 73.9%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 70.7% | 73.9%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 70.8% | 73.5%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 71.3% | 74.0% |
| 2010 | 70.5% | 74.6% |
| 2009 | 71.8% | 76.1% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | 74.3%e (estimated) |
| 2007 | 69.7% | 74.2%e (estimated) |
| 2006 | 69.8% | 74.3%e (estimated) |
| 2005 | 69.9% | 74.4%e (estimated) |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 72.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 71.3%, the figure has changed by +1.4 percentage points.
- Among the 29 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the 17th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 78.2%.
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