Unit consumption of road transport of goods

  • Energy efficiency progress of road freight transport, as measured from the decrease of the road freight traffic consumption per ton-km, has accelerated at EU level since 2014 (around 1.5%/year, compared to 0.9%/year between 2000 and 2007 and 0.4%/year for the period 2007-2014). This is due to the combined effect of an increase in load factors (i.e. tkm/veh) and a reduction of the specific consumption per vehicle (toe/vehicle).

Change in the unit consumption of road freight transport (EU)

  • Deterioration of energy efficiency in 6 EU countries since 2014 despite the rebound in freight traffic.  

Unit consumption of road transport of goods