Modal split of inland freight transport by country

Countries reporting
28
Highest
46.3%
Netherlands
Lowest
0.6%
Ireland
Median
23.8%
Years covered
20
2005–2024
Data points
575

What the numbers show

Modal split of inland freight transport is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 46.3% in Netherlands; the lowest is 0.6% in Ireland.

The median across all reporting countries is 23.8%, and the mean is 22.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 77.

Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 7.0%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 73.6%).

Modal split of inland freight transport: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Netherlands 46.3% 2024 down 9.9% falling
2 Romania 44.6% 2024 down 24.7% falling
3 Bulgaria 39.9% 2024 down 11.5% falling
4 Lithuania 37.8% 2024 down 44.5% falling
5 Latvia 35.1% 2024 down 56.8% falling
6 Switzerland 33.8% 2024 down 6.9% flat
7 Slovakia 32.8% 2024 down 23.5% falling
8 Austria 32.2% 2024 down 12.0% falling
9 Slovenia 31.1% 2024 down 13.6% rising
10 Sweden 30.3% 2024 down 0.3% falling
11 Hungary 30.1% 2024 down 17.8% falling
12 Croatia 28.5% 2024 up 4.4% rising
13 Germany 27.3% 2024 down 4.9% falling
14 Finland 23.9% 2024 down 23.4% falling
15 Poland 23.6% 2024 down 11.3% falling
16 Belgium 22.0% 2024 down 18.5% falling
17 Czechia 21.3% 2024 down 24.7% falling
18 Estonia 14.6% 2024 down 73.6% falling
19 Luxembourg 14.4% 2024 down 0.7% falling
20 Portugal 13.7% 2024 up 7.0% rising
21 Norway 12.5% 2024 down 8.8% falling
22 France 11.7% 2024 down 14.6% falling
23 Italy 11.6% 2024 down 12.1% rising
24 United Kingdom 9.2% 2019 down 21.4% falling
25 Denmark 7.8% 2024 down 30.4% falling
26 Spain 3.9% 2024 down 33.9% falling
27 Greece 1.3% 2024 down 23.5% falling
28 Ireland 0.6% 2024 down 45.5% falling

About this data

Indicator
Modal split of inland freight transport
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
29 places, 575 data points, 2005–2024
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