Modal split of air, sea and inland passenger transport by country

Countries reporting
35
Highest
18.3%
Switzerland
Lowest
0.4%
Greece
Median
6.2%
Years covered
17
2008–2024
Data points
612

What the numbers show

Modal split of air, sea and inland passenger transport is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 18.3% in Switzerland; the lowest is 0.4% in Greece.

The median across all reporting countries is 6.2%, and the mean is 5.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 46.

Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 46.4%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 42.9%).

Modal split of air, sea and inland passenger transport: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Switzerland 18.3% 2024 up 5.8% flat
2 Hungary 11.3% 2024 up 36.1% falling
3 Austria 10.4% 2024 up 5.1% flat
4 Netherlands 9.8% 2024 down 9.3% flat
4 Netherlands 9.8% 2024 down 9.3% flat
6 Germany 9.4% 2024 up 23.7% rising
6 Sweden 9.4% 2024 up 20.5% rising
6 France 9.4% 2024 up 11.9% volatile
9 Belgium 8.5% 2024 up 14.9% rising
10 Poland 8.2% 2024 up 46.4% rising
10 Poland 8.2% 2024 up 46.4% rising
12 Slovakia 7.5% 2024 up 17.2% rising
12 Slovakia 7.5% 2024 up 17.2% rising
12 Czechia 7.5% 2024 up 2.7% rising
15 Finland 6.7% 2024 up 45.7% rising
15 Denmark 6.7% 2024 down 11.8% falling
15 Spain 6.7% 2024 up 21.8% rising
18 Italy 6.2% 2024 up 6.9% flat
19 Luxembourg 4.8% 2024 up 23.1% flat
19 Norway 4.8% 2024 up 14.3% flat
21 Portugal 3.8% 2024 up 5.6% falling
22 Latvia 3.6% 2024 up 9.1% falling
22 Latvia 3.6% 2024 up 9.1% falling
24 Romania 3.1% 2024 down 18.4% falling
25 Ireland 2.7% 2024 up 3.8% falling
26 Slovenia 2.4% 2024 up 33.3% falling
26 Slovenia 2.4% 2024 up 33.3% falling
28 Croatia 2.1% 2024 up 5.0% falling
28 Croatia 2.1% 2024 up 5.0% falling
30 Estonia 2.0% 2024 up 17.6% rising
30 Estonia 2.0% 2024 up 17.6% rising
32 Bulgaria 1.5% 2024 down 25.0% falling
33 Lithuania 1.1% 2024 up 22.2% rising
33 Lithuania 1.1% 2024 up 22.2% rising
35 Greece 0.4% 2024 down 42.9% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Modal split of air, sea and inland passenger transport
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
36 places, 612 data points, 2008–2024
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