Vehicle traffic performance by type of tractive vehicle and source of energy (until 2012) by country

Countries reporting
38
Highest
1.53 million Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM)
Germany
Lowest
2,587 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM)
North Macedonia
Median
79,287 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM)
Years covered
34
1979–2012
Data points
666

What the numbers show

Vehicle traffic performance by type of tractive vehicle and source of energy (until 2012) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 1.53 million Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) in Germany; the lowest is 2,587 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) in North Macedonia.

The median across all reporting countries is 79,287 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM), and the mean is 188,321 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM).

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 591.

Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 68.9%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 90.8%).

Vehicle traffic performance by type of tractive vehicle and source of: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 1.53 million Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2002 up 68.9% volatile
2 United Kingdom 762,693 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 1993 up 1.0% flat
2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 762,693 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 1993 up 1.0% flat
4 France 671,443 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2005 up 11.7% rising
5 Italy 402,750 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2003 up 3.2% flat
6 Bulgaria 304,712 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2012 down 17.5% volatile
7 Poland 269,839 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2012 down 20.2% falling
7 Poland 269,839 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2012 down 20.2% falling
9 Spain 219,836 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2012 up 9.2% rising
10 Austria 192,668 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2012 up 18.9% rising
11 Czechia 191,383 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2012 up 8.4% volatile
12 Netherlands 165,732 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 1990 up 13.7% rising
12 Netherlands 165,732 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 1990 up 13.7% rising
14 Switzerland 143,161 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 1995 up 3.2% flat
15 Belgium 140,533 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2009 down 6.2% flat
16 Sweden 129,853 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 1999 up 3.4% rising
17 Hungary 101,624 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2012 down 90.8% volatile
18 Denmark 81,597 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2001 down 11.8% rising
19 Slovakia 79,287 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 1998 down 3.8% flat
19 Slovakia 79,287 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 1998 down 3.8% flat
21 Finland 71,246 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2012 up 8.6% rising
22 Portugal 55,078 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 1997 up 7.7% rising
23 Türkiye 47,556 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2012 down 13.0% falling
24 Norway 39,733 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2001 down 1.7% flat
25 Romania 29,722 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2007 down 81.2% volatile
26 Latvia 25,843 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2012 down 89.7% volatile
26 Latvia 25,843 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2012 down 89.7% volatile
28 Croatia 24,623 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2012 down 3.3% rising
28 Croatia 24,623 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2012 down 3.3% rising
30 Lithuania 23,003 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2011 down 86.2% volatile
30 Lithuania 23,003 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2011 down 86.2% volatile
32 Greece 22,854 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2008 up 9.0% rising
33 Slovenia 21,445 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2012 up 0.1% flat
33 Slovenia 21,445 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2012 up 0.1% flat
35 Estonia 12,937 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2003 down 20.0% falling
35 Estonia 12,937 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2003 down 20.0% falling
37 Luxembourg 7,894 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 1992 up 39.3% rising
38 North Macedonia 2,587 Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2012 up 11.8% falling

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Indicator
Vehicle traffic performance by type of tractive vehicle and source of energy (until 2012)
Unit
Thousand vehicle-kilometres (VKM)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 666 data points, 1979–2012
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