To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of the movement of freight within the United Kingdom was by (a) road, (b) rail and (c) water in each year since 2016.
Answered on
12 September 2023
From 2016 to 2020 (latest available statistics), the average annual percentage of domestic freight moved, measured by goods moved, is a) 78%, b) 9% and c) 14%.
The table below summarises the percentage of domestic freight moved by mode annually since 2016, measured by goods moved.
Road | Rail | Water | |
2016 | 76% | 9% | 15% |
2017 | 78% | 9% | 13% |
2018 | 78% | 9% | 13% |
2019 | 79% | 8% | 13% |
2020 | 77% | 9% | 14% |
Answered by
Department for Transport