International road freight transport - loaded goods in reporting in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: International road freight transport - loaded goods in reporting was 843 Thousand tonnes in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
843 Thousand tonnes
Change on year
down 53.4%
World rank
27th
of 41 countries
All-time high
4,192 Thousand tonnes
in 2007
All-time low
843 Thousand tonnes
in 2020
Years of data
22
1999–2020
International road freight transport - loaded goods in reporting in United Kingdom, 1999–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.
Analysis
In 2020, international road freight transport - loaded goods in reporting in United Kingdom stood at 843 Thousand tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.4% on the previous year and down 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international road freight transport - loaded goods in reporting in United Kingdom peaked at 4,192 Thousand tonnes in 2007 and was at its lowest, 843 Thousand tonnes, in 2020.
United Kingdom ranks 27th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
International road freight transport - loaded goods in reporting in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Thousand tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,661 Thousand tonnes | — |
| 2000 | 2,707 Thousand tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 2,364 Thousand tonnes | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 2,565 Thousand tonnes | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 2,860 Thousand tonnes | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 3,076 Thousand tonnes | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 2,494 Thousand tonnes | -18.9% |
| 2006 | 3,734 Thousand tonnes | +49.7% |
| 2007 | 4,192 Thousand tonnes | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 2,626 Thousand tonnes | -37.4% |
| 2009 | 2,134 Thousand tonnes | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 2,234 Thousand tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 1,612 Thousand tonnes | -27.8% |
| 2012 | 1,806 Thousand tonnes | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 2,214 Thousand tonnes | +22.6% |
| 2014 | 2,500 Thousand tonnes | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 1,978 Thousand tonnes | -20.9% |
| 2016 | 1,539 Thousand tonnes | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 1,299 Thousand tonnes | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 1,841 Thousand tonnes | +41.7% |
| 2019 | 1,810 Thousand tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 843 Thousand tonnes | -53.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,661 Thousand tonnes | 2,661 Thousand tonnes | 2,661 Thousand tonnes | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,875 Thousand tonnes | 2,134 Thousand tonnes | 4,192 Thousand tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,883 Thousand tonnes | 1,299 Thousand tonnes | 2,500 Thousand tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 843 Thousand tonnes | 843 Thousand tonnes | 843 Thousand tonnes | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is international road freight transport - loaded goods in reporting in United Kingdom?
- International road freight transport - loaded goods in reporting in United Kingdom was 843 Thousand tonnes in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest international road freight transport - loaded goods in reporting recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 4,192 Thousand tonnes in 2007.
- What is the lowest international road freight transport - loaded goods in reporting recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 843 Thousand tonnes in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom rank for international road freight transport - loaded goods in reporting?
- United Kingdom ranks 27th out of 41 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international road freight transport - loaded goods in reporting rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of International road freight transport - loaded goods in reporting country by country of unloading and type of transport (t, tkm) - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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