Road share of inland freight transport in Netherlands
Roads carried 53.7% of inland freight in Netherlands in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2005.
Netherlands, 2024
53.7%
Change from 2023
+0.9percentage points
European Union, 2024
78.2%e (Estimated)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
76.4%
Position in 2024
29th of 29
Road share of inland freight transport in Netherlands 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 | Netherlands | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 53.7% | 78.2%e (estimated) |
| 2023 | 52.8% | 78.1%e (estimated) |
| 2022 | 52.2% | 77.4%e (estimated) |
| 2021 | 52.0% | 77.0%e (estimated) |
| 2020 | 52.9% | 77.1%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 51.7% | 76.0%e (estimated) |
| 2018 | 51.0% | 75.3%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 49.8% | 75.0%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 50.2% | 74.2%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 49.2% | 74.1%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 48.6% | 73.9%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 48.7% | 73.9%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 47.1% | 73.5%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 48.2% | 74.0% |
| 2010 | 48.4% | 74.6% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | 76.1% |
| 2008 | 49.1% | 74.3%e (estimated) |
| 2007 | 48.2% | 74.2%e (estimated) |
| 2006 | 50.7% | 74.3%e (estimated) |
| 2005 | 50.8% | 74.4%e (estimated) |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9 percentage points from 52.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 48.6%, the figure has changed by +5.1 percentage points.
- Among the 29 countries with data for 2024, Netherlands has the 29th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 78.2%.
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