The percentage of road transport in total inland freight transport in the United Kingdom saw no significant changes in 2019 in comparison to the previous year 2018 and remained at around 90.8 percent. Nevertheless, 2019 still represents a peak in the percentage of road transport in the United Kingdom with 90.8 percent.
According to Eurostat, road transport is collected based on all movements of vehicles registered in the reporting country and thus further methodological developments and computations were needed to be done by Eurostat for estimating road transport according to the 'territoriality principle'. Find more statistics on other topics about the United Kingdom with key insights such as percentage of rail transport in total inland freight transport.
Road freight transport as a percentage of total inland freight transport in the United Kingdom from 2006 to 2019
The source adds the following information: 'This indicator is aimed at monitoring the dependence of goods transport on each individual mode. The indicator is percentage of road, rail and inland waterways transport in total inland freight transport (in tonne-kilometres).'
Data coverage corresponds to code tran_hv_frmod of the modal split of freight transport statistics.
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Eurostat. (March 15, 2023). Road freight transport as a percentage of total inland freight transport in the United Kingdom from 2006 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069257/uk-road-freight-share-of-inland-transport/
Eurostat. "Road freight transport as a percentage of total inland freight transport in the United Kingdom from 2006 to 2019." Chart. March 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069257/uk-road-freight-share-of-inland-transport/
Eurostat. (2023). Road freight transport as a percentage of total inland freight transport in the United Kingdom from 2006 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069257/uk-road-freight-share-of-inland-transport/
Eurostat. "Road Freight Transport as a Percentage of Total Inland Freight Transport in The United Kingdom from 2006 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069257/uk-road-freight-share-of-inland-transport/
Eurostat, Road freight transport as a percentage of total inland freight transport in the United Kingdom from 2006 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069257/uk-road-freight-share-of-inland-transport/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Road freight transport as a percentage of total inland freight transport in the United Kingdom from 2006 to 2019 [Graph], Eurostat, March 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069257/uk-road-freight-share-of-inland-transport/