Road share of inland freight transport in United Kingdom
Roads carried 90.8% of inland freight in United Kingdom in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2005.
The latest value for United Kingdom is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2024.
United Kingdom, 2019
90.8%
Change from 2018
+0.3percentage points
European Union, 2019
76.0%e (Estimated)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019
73.7%
Road share of inland freight transport in United Kingdom 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 | United Kingdom | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 78.2%e (estimated) |
| 2023 | – | 78.1%e (estimated) |
| 2022 | – | 77.4%e (estimated) |
| 2021 | – | 77.0%e (estimated) |
| 2020 | – | 77.1%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 90.8% | 76.0%e (estimated) |
| 2018 | 90.5% | 75.3%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 90.4% | 75.0%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 90.5% | 74.2%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 89.0% | 74.1%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 86.4% | 73.9%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 86.5% | 73.9%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 87.8% | 73.5%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 87.9% | 74.0% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | 74.6% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | 76.1% |
| 2008 | 88.8% | 74.3%e (estimated) |
| 2007 | 89.3% | 74.2%e (estimated) |
| 2006 | 88.6% | 74.3%e (estimated) |
| 2005 | 88.6% | 74.4%e (estimated) |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 90.5% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 88.3%, the figure has changed by +2.5 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2019 was 76.0%.
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