Road share of inland freight transport in Switzerland
Roads carried 66.2% of inland freight in Switzerland in 2024.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimated”.
Switzerland, 2024
66.2%e (Estimated)
Change from 2023
+0.6percentage points
European Union, 2024
78.2%e (Estimated)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
77.2%
Position in 2024
24th of 29
Road share of inland freight transport in Switzerland 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 | Switzerland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 66.2%e (estimated) | 78.2%e (estimated) |
| 2023 | 65.6%e (estimated) | 78.1%e (estimated) |
| 2022 | 66.3%e (estimated) | 77.4%e (estimated) |
| 2021 | 66.3%e (estimated) | 77.0%e (estimated) |
| 2020 | 67.4%e (estimated) | 77.1%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 65.6%e (estimated) | 76.0%e (estimated) |
| 2018 | 65.2%e (estimated) | 75.3%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 65.1%e (estimated) | 75.0%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 62.4% | 74.2%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 62.5% | 74.1%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 63.7% | 73.9%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 63.7% | 73.9%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 65.2% | 73.5%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 64.7% | 74.0% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | 74.6% |
| 2009 | 66.3% | 76.1% |
| 2008 | 64.4% | 74.3%e (estimated) |
| 2007 | 64.8%e (estimated) | 74.2%e (estimated) |
| 2006 | 65.0%e (estimated) | 74.3%e (estimated) |
| 2005 | 66.3%e (estimated) | 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 65.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 63.7%, the figure has changed by +2.5 percentage points.
- Among the 29 countries with data for 2024, Switzerland has the 24th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 78.2%.
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