Road motor vehicle traffic in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Road motor vehicle traffic was 551,300 Vehicle-kilometres in 2025. β² Rising
Road motor vehicle traffic in United Kingdom, 1994β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Vehicle-kilometres.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 551,300 Vehicle-kilometres for road motor vehicle traffic in 2025.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, road motor vehicle traffic in United Kingdom peaked at 555,494 Vehicle-kilometres in 2017 and was at its lowest, 422,600 Vehicle-kilometres, in 1994.
That places United Kingdom 5th out of 29 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 444,883 Vehicle-kilometres | 422,600 Vehicle-kilometres | 466,500 Vehicle-kilometres | 6 |
| 2000s | 493,350 Vehicle-kilometres | 467,100 Vehicle-kilometres | 513,000 Vehicle-kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 514,644 Vehicle-kilometres | 487,100 Vehicle-kilometres | 555,494 Vehicle-kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 508,733 Vehicle-kilometres | 427,900 Vehicle-kilometres | 551,300 Vehicle-kilometres | 6 |
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More reference data data for United Kingdom
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is road motor vehicle traffic in United Kingdom?
- Road motor vehicle traffic in United Kingdom was 551,300 Vehicle-kilometres in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest road motor vehicle traffic recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 555,494 Vehicle-kilometres in 2017.
- What is the lowest road motor vehicle traffic recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 422,600 Vehicle-kilometres in 1994.
- How does United Kingdom rank for road motor vehicle traffic?
- United Kingdom ranks 5th out of 29 countries with data for 2025.
- Is road motor vehicle traffic rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.