Modal shift potential of long-distance road freight in containers - tonne-kilometre by country
Countries reporting
26
Highest
15,372
Germany
Lowest
37
Luxembourg
Median
696.5
Years covered
18
2007–2024
Data points
457
What the numbers show
Modal shift potential of long-distance road freight in containers - tonne-kilometre is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 15,372 in Germany; the lowest is 37 in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 696.5, and the mean is 1,583.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 415.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 660.0%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 93.6%).
Modal shift potential of long-distance road freight in containers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 15,372 | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 3,758 | 2024 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 3 | Poland | 3,300 | 2024 | up 109.3% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,715 | 2019 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 5 | France | 2,604 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 6 | Portugal | 1,889 | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Czechia | 1,872 | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 8 | Lithuania | 1,724 | 2024 | up 162.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Netherlands | 1,259 | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 10 | Norway | 923 | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 11 | Belgium | 760 | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 12 | Slovakia | 755 | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 697 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 14 | Slovenia | 696 | 2024 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 15 | Sweden | 620 | 2024 | down 74.3% | rising |
| 16 | Finland | 557 | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 456 | 2024 | up 240.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Hungary | 277 | 2024 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 19 | Romania | 269 | 2024 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Greece | 178 | 2024 | down 46.1% | rising |
| 21 | Latvia | 142 | 2024 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 22 | Switzerland | 90 | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Croatia | 78 | 2024 | up 151.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Cyprus | 76 | 2024 | up 660.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Estonia | 47 | 2024 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 37 | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |