What is the difference in annual freight transport between Norway and United Kingdom?

4,392 Tonnes-kilometres, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Kingdom?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual freight transport. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Norway vs United Kingdom: Annual freight transport

Norway

19,408 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2024

United Kingdom

23,800 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2023

Norway rank

9th

United Kingdom rank

8th

Annual freight transport over time

Norway
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 23,800 Tonnes-kilometres against 19,408 Tonnes-kilometres in Norway, a difference of 4,392 Tonnes-kilometres.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 21 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	10,050 Tonnes-kilometres	30,520 Tonnes-kilometres	20,470 Tonnes-kilometres	United Kingdom
1980s	11,273 Tonnes-kilometres	55,410 Tonnes-kilometres	44,137 Tonnes-kilometres	United Kingdom
1990s	17,193 Tonnes-kilometres	53,020 Tonnes-kilometres	35,827 Tonnes-kilometres	United Kingdom
2000s	24,969 Tonnes-kilometres	57,430 Tonnes-kilometres	32,461 Tonnes-kilometres	United Kingdom
2010s	22,760 Tonnes-kilometres	31,260 Tonnes-kilometres	8,500 Tonnes-kilometres	United Kingdom
2020s	20,145 Tonnes-kilometres	24,425 Tonnes-kilometres	4,280 Tonnes-kilometres	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual freight transport, Norway or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 23,800 Tonnes-kilometres against 19,408 Tonnes-kilometres in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual freight transport between Norway and United Kingdom?: 4,392 Tonnes-kilometres, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Kingdom?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Norway and United Kingdom rank globally for annual freight transport?: Norway ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 21 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual freight transport. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Annual freight transport
Unit: Tonnes-kilometres
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 25 places, 933 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Freight transport by rail, road, inland waterways and pipeline.