Road share of inland freight transport in Romania

Roads carried 55.4% of inland freight in Romania 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
Romania, 2024 55.4% % of inland freight tonne-kilometres
Change from 2023 +1.7percentage points 2023: 53.7%
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 28th of 29 See the full ranking

Road share of inland freight transport in Romania 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 RomaniaEuropean Union
2024 55.4% 78.2%e (estimated)
2023 53.7% 78.1%e (estimated)
2022 54.0% 77.4%e (estimated)
2021 49.7% 77.0%e (estimated)
2020 45.5% 77.1%e (estimated)
2019 45.0% 76.0%e (estimated)
2018 44.1% 75.3%e (estimated)
2017 42.4% 75.0%e (estimated)
2016 40.3% 74.2%e (estimated)
2015 38.0% 74.1%e (estimated)
2014 40.8% 73.9%e (estimated)
2013 40.3% 73.9%e (estimated)
2012 39.4% 73.5%e (estimated)
2011 37.2% 74.0%
2010 36.9% 74.6%
2009 52.4% 76.1%
2008 49.8%e (estimated) 74.3%e (estimated)
2007 51.1%e (estimated) 74.2%e (estimated)
2006 51.6%e (estimated) 74.3%e (estimated)
2005 50.8%e (estimated) 74.4%e (estimated)

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

In short

  • That is a change of +1.7 percentage points from 53.7% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 40.8%, the figure has changed by +14.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 29 countries with data for 2024, Romania has the 28th 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
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freq=A tra_mode=ROAD unit=PC
Observation period
2005 to 2024 for Romania
Provider update
17 March 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
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Source: Eurostat