Freight
(asked on 6th September 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
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.
This question was answered on 12th 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% |