Inland Surface Freight Transport - IRF World Road Statistics 2025

The latest edition of the IRF World Road Statistics is available for free through the IRF Data Warehouse. This edition encompasses data for the years 2018 - 2023, for over 200 countries and territories, and over 200 indicators.

Updated Thu Nov 13 2025

Overview

This dataset captures disaggregated freight transportation activity data, measured in tonne-kilometres, by transport mode.

Key Variables

Tonne-kilometres: Unit of measurement of goods transport which represents the transport of one tonne over one kilometre. The distance to be considered is the distance actually run.

Available modes include:

  • Road transport

  • Rail transport, excluding trams or metro systems

  • Inland waterway transport (covers navigable rivers, lakes, canals and estuaries)

Description

The latest edition of the IRF World Road Statistics is available for free through the IRF Data Warehouse. This edition encompasses data for the years 2018 - 2023, for over 200 countries and territories, and over 200 indicators.

Keywords
Freight
Rail
truck
Sources
Contributors
  • ariskops
Reference Period
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2023
Last updated date
November 13, 2025
Region
Visibility
Public
License
-

Schedule

DATESTATUS

Citation format

Accurate citations in multiple formats

International Road Federation (IRF). (2025). Inland Surface Freight Transport - IRF World Road Statistics 2025 [Data set]. International Road Federation (IRF). false


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