Transport

Passenger cars per inhabitant stable in 2023

Passenger cars per inhabitant stable in 2023

In 2023, there were on average 0.55 passenger cars per inhabitant in the EU, down 0.1 percentage points compared with 2022. This information comes from data on regional transport statistics published by Eurostat today. The article ...

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Transport services exports worth €245 billion in 2023

Transport services exports worth €245 billion in 2023

In 2023, EU countries exported €245 billion worth of transport services to countries outside of the EU, marking a decline of 21.5% compared with 2022. This fall was mainly due to a decrease in sea transport. However, sea transport ...

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Most goods transported by sea within the EU in 2023

Most goods transported by sea within the EU in 2023

In 2023, roughly two-thirds (67.4%) of all freight transported within the EU territory was by sea when considering the amount of goods and the travel distance (tonne-kilometres). Road freight transport accounted for 25.3% of all ...

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EU high-speed rail lines grew to 8 556 km in 2023

EU high-speed rail lines grew to 8 556 km in 2023

In 2023, the EU railway network had 200 947 km of railway lines, with the highest densities being found in and around main cities and other population hubs. The highest railway network density was registered in Czechia, with 123.2 ...

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2.2 million vessels entered the main EU ports in 2023

2.2 million vessels entered the main EU ports in 2023

In 2023, the number of vessels handling freight or embarking and disembarking passengers in the main EU ports was estimated to be 2.2 million, an increase of 1.5% from the previous year. Greece had the highest number of port calls with ...

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Commercial flights reach 6.7 million in 2024

Commercial flights reach 6.7 million in 2024

In 2024, 6.7 million commercial flights were recorded in the EU, 5.8% more compared with 2023 (6.3 million). Despite this increase, the number of flights remained below the pre-pandemic levels in 2019 (7.0 million). Non-scheduled ...

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