Road motor vehicle traffic in Australia
Australia: Road motor vehicle traffic was 264,184 Vehicle-kilometres in 2025. β² Rising
Road motor vehicle traffic in Australia, 2003β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Vehicle-kilometres.
Analysis
In 2025, road motor vehicle traffic in Australia stood at 264,184 Vehicle-kilometres. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, road motor vehicle traffic in Australia peaked at 264,184 Vehicle-kilometres in 2025 and was at its lowest, 210,020 Vehicle-kilometres, in 2003.
That places Australia 6th out of 29 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 219,985 Vehicle-kilometres | 210,020 Vehicle-kilometres | 225,425 Vehicle-kilometres | 7 |
| 2010s | 245,871 Vehicle-kilometres | 228,764 Vehicle-kilometres | 260,193 Vehicle-kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 250,956 Vehicle-kilometres | 240,011 Vehicle-kilometres | 264,184 Vehicle-kilometres | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 3 Germany 699,100 Vehicle-kilometres compare
- 4 Japan 679,171 Vehicle-kilometres compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 551,300 Vehicle-kilometres compare
- 7 France 203,536 Vehicle-kilometres compare
- 8 Mexico 156,552 Vehicle-kilometres compare
- 9 Belgium 101,668 Vehicle-kilometres compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is road motor vehicle traffic in Australia?
- Road motor vehicle traffic in Australia was 264,184 Vehicle-kilometres in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest road motor vehicle traffic recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 264,184 Vehicle-kilometres in 2025.
- What is the lowest road motor vehicle traffic recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 210,020 Vehicle-kilometres in 2003.
- How does Australia rank for road motor vehicle traffic?
- Australia ranks 6th out of 29 countries with data for 2025.
- Is road motor vehicle traffic rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Road motor vehicle traffic. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Movement of road motor vehicles on a given road network.