What is the difference in road motor vehicle traffic between Canada and United States?

3.67 million Vehicle-kilometres, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?

7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Road motor vehicle traffic. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs United States: Road motor vehicle traffic

Canada

1.68 million Vehicle-kilometres

in 2012

United States

5.35 million Vehicle-kilometres

in 2025

Canada rank

2nd

United States rank

1st

Road motor vehicle traffic over time

Canada
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 5.35 million Vehicle-kilometres against 1.68 million Vehicle-kilometres in Canada, a difference of 3.67 million Vehicle-kilometres.

That makes United States's figure about 3.2 times Canada's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 29 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	329,047 Vehicle-kilometres	4.81 million Vehicle-kilometres	4.48 million Vehicle-kilometres	United States
2010s	1.61 million Vehicle-kilometres	4.76 million Vehicle-kilometres	3.15 million Vehicle-kilometres	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher road motor vehicle traffic, Canada or United States?: United States, at 5.35 million Vehicle-kilometres against 1.68 million Vehicle-kilometres in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in road motor vehicle traffic between Canada and United States?: 3.67 million Vehicle-kilometres, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2012.
How do Canada and United States rank globally for road motor vehicle traffic?: Canada ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 29 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Road motor vehicle traffic. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Road motor vehicle traffic
Unit: Vehicle-kilometres
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 38 places, 905 data points, 1994–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Movement of road motor vehicles on a given road network.