Car share of passenger transport in Spain
Cars accounted for 80.8% of inland passenger transport in Spain in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2013. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimated”.
Spain, 2024
80.8%e (Estimated)
Change from 2023
−1.1percentage points
European Union, 2024
82.5%be (Source flag be)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
82.6%
Position in 2024
24th of 34
Car share of passenger transport in Spain over time
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% of inland passenger-kilometres. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
Flags: be break in time series, estimated; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −1.1 percentage points from 81.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 82.7%, the figure has changed by −1.9 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2024, Spain has the 24th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 82.5%.
More for Spain
All statistics for Spain
Car ownership
550p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Rail passenger transport
38,274 million passenger-km
2025 · Eurostat
Road traffic deaths
3.7 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Road share of inland freight transport
96.1%
2024 · Eurostat
New zero-emission cars
8.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Road traffic deaths
3.9 per 100,000 people
2019 · World Bank