Road Freight Transport Statistics, 2019

HELLENIC REPUBLIC	Piraeus, 21 October 2020
HELLENIC STATISTICAL AUTHORITY

P R E S S R E L E A S E

SURVEY ON ROAD FREIGHT TRANSPORT: 2019

The Hellenic Statistical Authority announces the results of the road freight transport survey for the year 2019.

According to the survey results, in 2019 compared to 2018, a decrease is observed in the total weight of goods which were carried by road freight vehicles registered in Greece. Specifically, in 2019, the weight of goods carried by road transport vehicles, for own account, amounted to 259,380.8 thousand tonnes thus recording an 2.7% decrease in comparison with 2018. The tonne-kilometres effected by road transport vehicles, for own account, during 2019 amounted to 6,207,170.2 thousands, recording a decrease by 4.0% in comparison with 2018. Accordingly, in 2019 the weight of goods carried by road transport vehicles, for hire or reward, amounted to 94,700.8 thousand tonnes, recording a decrease by 0.8% in comparison with 2018. The tonne-kilometres effected by road transport vehicles, for hire or reward, during 2019 amounted to 21,989,785.0 thousands recording a decrease by 3.6% in comparison with 2018 (Table 1, Graphs 1a, 1b).

With regard to the type of cargo (classification of cargo carried, on means of transport, based on its general appearance), in terms of weight carried, in 2019 compared to 2018, an increase was recorded in the types "Palletised goods" and "Liquid bulk goods (no cargo unit)" by 13.6% and 8.4% respectively, while the most significant decrease was recorded in the type "Mobile, self-propelled units)" by 35.0% (Table 2, Graph 2).

Tables 3 and 4 illustrate, at the level of Regions (NUTS 2), loading and unloading data with regard to the weight of freight and tonne-kilometres effected by national and international road transport vehicles. In terms of weight of loaded and unloaded goods, for national transport, the vast majority of loadings and unloadings was recorded in Dytiki Makedonia followed by Attiki and Κentriki Makedonia. In terms of weight of goods carried by international road transport vehicles, Kentriki Makedonia accounts for the largest share of loadings followed by Attiki, while Attiki accounts for the largest share of unloadings followed by Kentriki Makedonia.

Graphs 5 and 6 present the evolution of the road freight transport industry in Greece, for the years 2011 - 2019, in terms of goods that were carried and tonne-kilometres effected.

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Table 1. Weight of transported goods and tonne-kilometres1 effected by road freight vehicles registered in Greece, according to type of use of lorries (for hire or reward, or own account), years 2018-2019

	Type of road freight		Weight of transported goods			Tonne-Kilometers(k-tkm)
	transport vehicles					(k-tonnes)
			2018			2019		Change %			2018		2019			Change %
	Total	361,946.8		354,081.6		-2.2		29,278,725.3		28,196,955.2			-3.7
	Road freight transport	266,443.4		259,380.8		-2.7		6,468,342.3		6,207,170.2			-4.0
	vehicles, for own account
	Road freight transport	95,503.4		94,700.8		-0.8		22,810,383.0		21,989,785.0			-3.6
	vehicles, for hire or reward

Remarks: Any differences in the totals across tables are on account of rounding up

• Tonne-kilometres(tkm) = weight of transported goods x distance travelled

Graph 1a. Weight of transported goods (in thousand tonnes) by road freight vehicles registered in Greece, by type of vehicle, years 2018-2019

300,000
250,000						Road freight
200,000						transport
					vehicles, for own
						account
150,000						Road freight
100,000						transport
					vehicles, for hire or
50,000						reward
0
2018	2019

Graph 1b. Tonne-kilometres(in thousands), effected by road freight vehicles registered in Greece, according to type of use of lorries (for hire or reward, or own account), years 2018-2019

25,000,000
20,000,000					Road freight
					transport
					vehicles, for own
15,000,000					account
					Road freight
10,000,000					transport
				vehicles, for hire or
					reward
5,000,000
0
2018	2019

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Table2. Weight of transported goods and tonne-kilometres effected by road freight vehicles registered in Greece, by type of cargo, years 2018-2019

				Weight of transported goods			Tonne-Kilometers(k-tkm)
							(k-tonnes)
	Type of cargo
				2018			2019			Change %			2018			2019			Change
														%
	Total of transports	361,946.8		354,081.5		-2.2		29,278,725.3		28,196,955.2			-3.7
	Solid bulk goods (no cargo unit)			263,448.6			251,559.4			-4.5			9,754,105.1			9,264,052.7			-5.0
	Palletised goods	38,746.4		44,034.2		13.6		13,679,758.3		13,446,368.4			-1.7
	Liquid bulk goods (no cargo			23,880.7			25,887.6			8.4			2,783,378.5			2,583,816.3			-7.2
	unit)
	Freight containers	24,660.1		22,877.8		-7.2		745,830.3		775,874.6			4.0
	Mobile, self-propelled units			2,481.5			1,613.9			-35.0			365,522.5			213,930.5			-41.5
	Any other type of cargo	8,729.3		8,108.7		-7.1		1,950,130.6		1,912,912.7			-1.9

Remark: Any differences in the totals across tables are on account of rounding up

Graph 2: Percentage distribution of the weight of transported goods by type of cargo, years 2018-2019

									Solid bulk goods (no
									cargo unit)
2019									Palletised goods
									Liquid bulk goods (no
									cargo unit)
									Freight containers
2018									Mobile, self-propelled
								units
									Any other type of cargo

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

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Table 3. Weight of loaded goods on road freight transport vehicles (national and international transport) and tonne-kilometres effected by place of loading, year 2019

							Weight of freight and			Weight of freight and			Weight of freight and
							tonnekilometres					tonnekilometres
	Place of loading					tonnekilometres
			- National and					- International
									- National transport
							international transport					transport
	Great			Region									Private and Public Lorries			Private and Public
	Geographic					k-tn			k-tkm						Lorries
			(NUTS 2)
	Area (NUTS 1)											k-tn			k-tkm			k-tn			k-tkm
	Greece, Total	350,004.3		22,224,637.7		344,933.8		15,199,121.4		5,070.5		7,025,516.4
				Αnatoliki
				Makedonia,	13,341.8		1,230,735.7		13,132.7		852,521.0		209.1		378,214.6
				Thraki
	Voreia Ellada		Κentriki			48,729.8			6,446,699.5			47,067.1			3,976,365.5			1,662.7			2,470,334.0
		Makedonia
				Dytiki	75,298.2		723,149.0		75,247.1		653,192.3		51.1		69,956.7
				Makedonia
				Ipeiros			12,162.8			883,402.4			12,077.2			805,878.6			85.6			77,523.8
				Thessalia	17,791.1		1,752,929.8		17,168.6		1,006,371.2		622.5		746,558.6
				Ionia Nisia			5,685.0			157,296.0			5,655.5			110,137.5			29.5			47,158.5
	Κentriki		Dytiki Ellada	12,671.3		1,809,964.0		12,065.9		1,187,898.7		605.4		622,065.4
	Ellada
				Sterea Ellada			44,019.4			1,294,672.3			43,834.8			1,128,014.4			184.6			166,657.9
				Peloponnisos	21,120.8		1,685,691.2		20,633.4		920,099.3		487.4		765,591.9
	Αttiki		Αttiki			66,457.1			5,411,883.9			65,337.2			3,749,245.6			1,119.9			1,662,638.3
				Voreio Aigaio	4,793.5		188,270.7		4,793.5		188,270.7		-		-
	Νisia Aigaiou,
		Notio Aigaio			10,690.3			101,066.4			10,690.3			101,066.4			-			-
	Kriti
				Kriti	17,243.3		538,876.9		17,230.6		520,060.1		12.7		18,816.7

Remark: Any differences in the totals across tables are on account of rounding up

Graph 3. Percentage distribution of the weight of goods loaded on road freight vehicles performing national transport by Region of loading, year 2019

					Αnatoliki Makedonia, Thraki
1.4%		5.0%	3.8%		Κentriki Makedonia
	3.1%
			13.6%		Dytiki Makedonia
					Ipeiros
					Thessalia
18.9%
					Ionia Nisia
					Dytiki Ellada
				21.8%	Sterea Ellada
6.0%					Peloponnisos
					Αttiki
	12.7%		3.5%		Voreio Aigaio
		5.0%
		3.5%		Notio Aigaio
			1.6%

Kriti

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