In 2020, the amount of freight moved in Great Britain amounted to 176 billion tonne-kilometers. In that year, 85 percent of the domestic freight moved in the country was transported on roads.
Amount of freight moved annually in Great Britain from 2000 to 2020
(in billion tonne-kilometers)
Characteristic
Freight traffic in billion tonne-kilometers
2020
176
2019
196
2018
194
2017
189
2016
196
2015
192
2014
177
2013
183
2012
210
2011
214
2010
210
2009
203
2008
226
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GOV.UK. (December 16, 2021). Amount of freight moved annually in Great Britain from 2000 to 2020 (in billion tonne-kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174556/total-freight-moved-great-britain-uk/
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GOV.UK. (2021). Amount of freight moved annually in Great Britain from 2000 to 2020 (in billion tonne-kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174556/total-freight-moved-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK. "Amount of Freight Moved Annually in Great Britain from 2000 to 2020 (in Billion Tonne-kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174556/total-freight-moved-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK, Amount of freight moved annually in Great Britain from 2000 to 2020 (in billion tonne-kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174556/total-freight-moved-great-britain-uk/ (last visited May 17, 2025)
Amount of freight moved annually in Great Britain from 2000 to 2020 (in billion tonne-kilometers) [Graph], GOV.UK, December 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174556/total-freight-moved-great-britain-uk/
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