France vs Spain: Road freight transport by type of operation and type of transport
France
402,406 Thousand tonnes
in 2025
Spain
418,581 Thousand tonnes
in 2025
France rank
5th
Spain rank
4th
Road freight transport by type of operation and type of transport over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 418,581 Thousand tonnes against 402,406 Thousand tonnes in France, a difference of 16,175 Thousand tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was France ahead.
France ranks 5th and Spain ranks 4th of 41 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 491,732 Thousand tonnes | 214,502 Thousand tonnes | 277,230 Thousand tonnes | France |
| 2000s | 536,940 Thousand tonnes | 445,631 Thousand tonnes | 91,309 Thousand tonnes | France |
| 2010s | 478,226 Thousand tonnes | 338,319 Thousand tonnes | 139,907 Thousand tonnes | France |
| 2020s | 402,217 Thousand tonnes | 400,962 Thousand tonnes | 1,254 Thousand tonnes | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher road freight transport by type of operation and type of transport, France or Spain?
- Spain, at 418,581 Thousand tonnes against 402,406 Thousand tonnes in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in road freight transport by type of operation and type of transport between France and Spain?
- 16,175 Thousand tonnes, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for road freight transport by type of operation and type of transport?
- France ranks 5th and Spain ranks 4th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Road freight transport by type of operation and type of transport - (t, tkm, vehicle-km) - quarterly data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.