Volume of freight transport relative to GDP
Index, 2000=100
Sources of data:
Eurostat
3,0
Freight traffic
In the context of freight shipping, the shipping performance needed to produce a unit of GDP is one of the most relevant indicators of sustainability, directly related to the carbon footprint of the economy.
In recent years , the share of roadway freight continued to increase compared to railway shipping, while transport distances also increased. The direction of these changes does not point towards sustainability.
Road and railways freight
1000 tonna (közúti: felső ábra; vasúti alsó ábra)
Sources of data:
Eurostat
Modal split of freight transport
percentage
Sources of data:
Eurostat