Car share of passenger transport in United Kingdom

Cars accounted for 86.9% of inland passenger transport in United Kingdom in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest since 2009.

Measure: Share of cars in inland passenger transport Unit: % of inland passenger-kilometres Data: 1990 to 2019 Source: Eurostat
The latest value for United Kingdom is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2024.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimated”.
United Kingdom, 2019 86.9%e (Estimated) % of inland passenger-kilometres
Change from 2018 +0.2percentage points 2018: 86.7%
European Union, 2019 82.7%e (Estimated) Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019 82.8% Middle value of 27 countries

Car share of passenger transport in United Kingdom over time

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% of inland passenger-kilometres. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Share of cars in inland passenger transport (% of inland passenger-kilometres), 2000 to 2024
Period United KingdomEuropean Union
2024 – 82.5%be (break in time series, estimated)
2023 – 82.7%e (estimated)
2022 – 83.5%e (estimated)
2021 – 86.7%e (estimated)
2020 – 87.2%e (estimated)
2019 86.9%e (estimated) 82.7%e (estimated)
2018 86.7%e (estimated) 82.9%e (estimated)
2017 86.3%e (estimated) 83.0%e (estimated)
2016 86.7% 82.7%be (break in time series, estimated)
2015 86.1% 82.6%e (estimated)
2014 86.2% 82.5%e (estimated)
2013 86.2% 82.1%be (break in time series, estimated)
2012 86.3% 79.6%be (break in time series, estimated)
2011 86.4%e (estimated) 80.0%be (break in time series, estimated)
2010 86.4%e (estimated) 80.3%be (break in time series, estimated)
2009 87.1%e (estimated) 82.9%be (break in time series, estimated)
2008 87.3%e (estimated) 82.5%be (break in time series, estimated)
2007 88.0%e (estimated) 82.7%e (estimated)
2006 88.3%e (estimated) 82.8%be (break in time series, estimated)
2005 88.0% 82.4%be (break in time series, estimated)
2004 88.0% 82.5%be (break in time series, estimated)
2003 88.5% 82.9%e (estimated)
2002 88.6% 82.7%e (estimated)
2001 88.3% 82.2%e (estimated)
2000 88.2% 82.0%be (break in time series, estimated)

Flags: be break in time series, estimated; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 86.7% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 87.1%, the figure has changed by −0.2 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2019 was 82.7%.

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Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
tran_hv_psmod · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC vehicle=CAR
Observation period
1990 to 2019 for United Kingdom
Provider update
26 August 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat