Global Road Transport Trends in 2024
Road Transport is part of Transportation and includes a number of sub-sectors such as Road Freight and Road Safety. You may also be interested in Maritime Transport, Pipeline Transportation and Rail Transportation.
Global road traffic volume is projected to reach approximately 6.65 million vehicle-kilometers by 2028, a slight increase from the 6.63 million vehicle-kilometers recorded in 2023. This represents a near-zero percent average annual change. Since 2019, global demand has seen a modest decline of about 0.9% per year. In 2023, the United States topped the list in road traffic volume, registering around 5.04 million vehicle-kilometers. Japan, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands followed, occupying the second, third, and fourth positions, respectively. Notably, Belarus experienced a significant year-on-year increase of 17.8%, whereas Japan saw a decrease of 2.2% annually since 2019.
Top 10 countries
In 2024 major markets in the Road Transport Industry were:
World Road Transport Market Data and Forecasts
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Global Road Transport Statistics
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions 223 countries (Asia, Europe, Southeast Asia...)
- Road Freight Volume 68 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Eastern Europe...)
- Road Transport Expenditure 94 countries (Asia, Europe, Southeast Asia...)
- Road Casualties 220 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe...)
- Employment Rate 233 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Eastern Europe...)
- Enterprise Survival Rate 48 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Eastern Europe...)
- Road Freight Fleet 69 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe...)
- Business Birth 52 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe...)
- Bus Fleet 57 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe...)
- Commercial Vehicle Fleet 170 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe...)
