Goods transported by type of transport (2004-2016) by country

Countries reporting
41
Highest
346,741 Thousand tonnes
Germany
Lowest
581 Thousand tonnes
Ireland
Median
42,615 Thousand tonnes
Years covered
14
2003–2016
Data points
534

What the numbers show

Goods transported by type of transport (2004-2016) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 346,741 Thousand tonnes in Germany; the lowest is 581 Thousand tonnes in Ireland.

The median across all reporting countries is 42,615 Thousand tonnes, and the mean is 55,530 Thousand tonnes.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 597.

Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 34.1%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 71.8%).

Goods transported by type of transport: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 346,741 Thousand tonnes 2016 up 0.2% rising
2 Poland 222,523 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 23.6% falling
2 Poland 222,523 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 23.6% falling
4 Austria 102,835 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 7.2% flat
5 Czechia 98,034 Thousand tonnes 2016 up 0.6% flat
6 France 96,702 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 11.4% falling
7 Italy 92,949 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 9.0% rising
8 United Kingdom 78,549 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 28.1% falling
8 United Kingdom 78,549 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 28.1% falling
10 Switzerland 67,846 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 2.9% flat
11 Sweden 67,479 Thousand tonnes 2016 up 3.9% rising
12 Belgium 55,876 Thousand tonnes 2011 up 0.3% falling
13 Romania 52,618 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 23.0% falling
14 Hungary 50,047 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 8.5% flat
15 Latvia 47,819 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 1.9% rising
15 Latvia 47,819 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 1.9% rising
17 Lithuania 47,651 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 5.1% flat
17 Lithuania 47,651 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 5.1% flat
19 Slovakia 47,548 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 9.3% falling
19 Slovakia 47,548 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 9.3% falling
21 Netherlands 42,615 Thousand tonnes 2016 up 14.4% rising
21 Netherlands 42,615 Thousand tonnes 2016 up 14.4% rising
23 Finland 36,162 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 17.0% falling
24 Norway 33,260 Thousand tonnes 2016 up 34.1% rising
25 Spain 26,504 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 11.2% falling
26 Estonia 25,364 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 58.6% falling
26 Estonia 25,364 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 58.6% falling
28 Türkiye 24,546 Thousand tonnes 2016 up 24.3% rising
29 Slovenia 18,595 Thousand tonnes 2016 up 9.0% rising
29 Slovenia 18,595 Thousand tonnes 2016 up 9.0% rising
31 Bulgaria 14,226 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 35.0% falling
32 Portugal 10,259 Thousand tonnes 2016 up 5.0% rising
33 Croatia 9,985 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 35.1% falling
33 Croatia 9,985 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 35.1% falling
35 Denmark 9,383 Thousand tonnes 2016 up 25.5% rising
36 Luxembourg 4,482 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 63.1% falling
37 Montenegro 1,395 Thousand tonnes 2016 — rising
38 North Macedonia 1,358 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 53.6% falling
39 Greece 1,094 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 71.8% falling
40 Liechtenstein 1,037 Thousand tonnes 2013 down 54.6% falling
41 Ireland 581 Thousand tonnes 2016 down 53.3% volatile

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Indicator
Goods transported by type of transport (2004-2016)
Unit
Thousand tonnes
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
41 places, 534 data points, 2003–2016
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