Road motor vehicle traffic by country
Movement of road motor vehicles on a given road network.
What the numbers show
Road motor vehicle traffic is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 5.35 million Vehicle-kilometres in United States; the lowest is 451 Vehicle-kilometres in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 50,134 Vehicle-kilometres, and the mean is 356,424 Vehicle-kilometres.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11,861.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Canada (up 413.9%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 44.6%).
Road motor vehicle traffic: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 5.35 million Vehicle-kilometres | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 2 | Canada | 1.68 million Vehicle-kilometres | 2012 | up 413.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 699,100 Vehicle-kilometres | 2009 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 4 | Japan | 679,171 Vehicle-kilometres | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 551,300 Vehicle-kilometres | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 6 | Australia | 264,184 Vehicle-kilometres | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 7 | France | 203,536 Vehicle-kilometres | 2016 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 156,552 Vehicle-kilometres | 2013 | up 72.1% | rising |
| 9 | Belgium | 101,668 Vehicle-kilometres | 2016 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 86,737 Vehicle-kilometres | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 11 | Switzerland | 67,076 Vehicle-kilometres | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 12 | Czechia | 63,046 Vehicle-kilometres | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 13 | Sweden | 61,043 Vehicle-kilometres | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 14 | Denmark | 52,974 Vehicle-kilometres | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 15 | Chile | 50,134 Vehicle-kilometres | 2023 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 16 | New Zealand | 49,692 Vehicle-kilometres | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 17 | Finland | 48,043 Vehicle-kilometres | 2025 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 18 | Ireland | 47,603 Vehicle-kilometres | 2022 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 19 | Hungary | 40,132 Vehicle-kilometres | 2013 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 20 | Azerbaijan | 34,225 Vehicle-kilometres | 2025 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Norway | 33,316 Vehicle-kilometres | 2001 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 22 | Ukraine | 6,819 Vehicle-kilometres | 2025 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 23 | Iceland | 4,868 Vehicle-kilometres | 2023 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 24 | Malta | 2,949 Vehicle-kilometres | 2024 | up 104.9% | rising |
| 25 | Greece | 2,203 Vehicle-kilometres | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 2,199 Vehicle-kilometres | 2025 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 27 | North Macedonia | 1,015 Vehicle-kilometres | 2025 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Serbia | 841 Vehicle-kilometres | 2025 | up 177.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 451 Vehicle-kilometres | 2025 | down 22.1% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Netherlands 141,222 Vehicle-kilometres
- Croatia 27,990 Vehicle-kilometres
- Slovenia 22,350 Vehicle-kilometres
- Lithuania 4,457 Vehicle-kilometres
- Slovak Republic 3,735 Vehicle-kilometres
- Moldova 1,916 Vehicle-kilometres
About this data
Movement of road motor vehicles on a given road network.