Transport by type of vessel by country
Countries reporting
18
Highest
332,827 Thousand tonnes
Netherlands
Lowest
277 Thousand tonnes
Czechia
Median
5,340 Thousand tonnes
Years covered
44
1982–2025
Data points
546
What the numbers show
Transport by type of vessel is currently reported for 18 countries. The highest value is 332,827 Thousand tonnes in Netherlands; the lowest is 277 Thousand tonnes in Czechia.
The median across all reporting countries is 5,340 Thousand tonnes, and the mean is 62,080 Thousand tonnes.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,202.
Over the past decade 1 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 46.5%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 85.1%).
Transport by type of vessel: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 332,827 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 332,827 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 171,594 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 4 | Belgium | 156,111 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 5 | France | 46,931 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 6 | Romania | 24,854 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 17.2% | flat |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 16,237 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 8 | Austria | 5,814 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 9 | Hungary | 5,706 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 4,973 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 11 | Slovakia | 4,380 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 11 | Slovakia | 4,380 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 13 | Croatia | 4,129 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 13 | Croatia | 4,129 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 15 | Finland | 772 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 752 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Poland | 752 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Czechia | 277 Thousand tonnes | 2025 | down 67.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 514,914 Thousand tonnes
- European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013) 514,570 Thousand tonnes
- European Union - 25 countries (2004-2006) 487,031 Thousand tonnes
- European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004) 480,774 Thousand tonnes
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 458,329 Thousand tonnes