Transport Yearbook 2007

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5.2.1. Comparison of goods transport performance by mode

  2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total transport of goods (thous. tonnes) 523 249 551 511 565 365 560 037 554 994 565 708
Rail transport 98 255 93 297 88 843 85 613 97 491 99 777
Road transport 414 725 447 956 466 034 461 144 444 574 453 537
Inland waterway transport 1 907 1 277 1 275 1 956 2 032 2 242
Air transport 16 20 21 20 22 22
Oil pipeline transport 8 346 8 962 9 192 11 305 10 875 10 131
  
Total transport performance (mill. tonne-km) 58 953 64 796 63 459 61 396 69 253 67 463
Rail transport 17 496 15 862 15 092 14 866 15 779 16 304
Road transport 39 036 46 564 46 010 43 447 50 369 48 141
Inland waterway transport 771 509 409 779 767 898
Air transport 38 42 46 45 47 41
Oil pipeline transport 1 612 1 820 1 902 2 259 2 291 2 079
  
Average goods transport distance, total (km) 112,7 117,5 112,2 109,6 124,9 119,3
Rail transport 178,1 170,0 169,9 173,6 161,8 163,4
Road transport 94,1 103,9 98,7 94,2 113,3 106,1
Inland waterway transport 404,3 398,4 321,0 398,5 402,6 400,7
Air transport 2 350,6 2 093,6 2 156,6 2 296,4 2 142,2 1 887,4
Oil pipeline transport 193,1 203,1 206,9 199,8 210,7 205,2

Source: MD

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