Contribution of buses and trains (collective transport modes) and inland waterways and trains (non-road transport modes) to inland passenger transport and freight transport, respectively, in the EU-27

Methodology

Raw data for the EU-27 share (in %) of collective and of non-road modes in total inland passenger and freight transport performance respectively were retrieved from Eurostat. Raw data for the increase in total inland passenger and freight transport demand were retrieved from the 2022 version of the EU transport in figures statistical pocketbook published by DG MOVE. EU-27 aggregate data were used. No additional gap filling was applied to the data. Information on data set uncertainties can be found directly in the metadata and explanatory notes provided by Eurostat. For data on the share of buses and trains in total passenger transport only official Eurostat data sets have been used.

Additional information on the methodology used for data collection can be found here: Share of rail and inland waterways in inland freight transport (sdg_09_60) (europa.eu) and Share of buses and trains in inland passenger transport (sdg_09_50) (europa.eu)

Units

Percentage, billion pkm or billion tkm

Additional information

Total inland passenger transport activity includes transport by passenger cars, buses and coaches, and trains. Total inland freight transport activity includes transport by road, rail and inland waterways. The absolute activities (in billion pkm^[1]or tkm^[2]) in the EU-27 for passenger and freight transport have been included for reference.

^[1] passenger kilometre (pkm) indicates the transport of one passenger over a distance of one kilometre

^[2] tonne kilometre (tkm) indicates the transport of one tonne of goods over a distance of one kilometre