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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Modal shift potential of long-distance road freight in containers - tonne-kilometre
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
26 places, 457 data points, 2007–2024
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