The inland waterway freight transport volume in Germany decreased by 4.6 billion tonne-kilometers (-9.04%) in 2020 in comparison to the previous year. This marks the lowest transport volume during the observed period and coincided with the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, freight transport by inland waterways began to recover but was still below pre-pandemic freight volumes. However, in 2022, the amount declined again and was recorded at 4.4 billion tonne-kilometers.
Inland waterways freight transport is the total freight transported by inland waterways (such as rivers), measured in tonne-kilometers.
Amount of freight transported by inland waterway in Germany from 2006 to 2022
(in million tonne-kilometers)
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OECD. (October 31, 2023). Amount of freight transported by inland waterway in Germany from 2006 to 2022 (in million tonne-kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/435603/germany-tonne-kilometres-of-freight-transported-by-inland-waterway/
OECD. "Amount of freight transported by inland waterway in Germany from 2006 to 2022 (in million tonne-kilometers)." Chart. October 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/435603/germany-tonne-kilometres-of-freight-transported-by-inland-waterway/
OECD. (2023). Amount of freight transported by inland waterway in Germany from 2006 to 2022 (in million tonne-kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/435603/germany-tonne-kilometres-of-freight-transported-by-inland-waterway/
OECD. "Amount of Freight Transported by Inland Waterway in Germany from 2006 to 2022 (in Million Tonne-kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/435603/germany-tonne-kilometres-of-freight-transported-by-inland-waterway/
OECD, Amount of freight transported by inland waterway in Germany from 2006 to 2022 (in million tonne-kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/435603/germany-tonne-kilometres-of-freight-transported-by-inland-waterway/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Amount of freight transported by inland waterway in Germany from 2006 to 2022 (in million tonne-kilometers) [Graph], OECD, October 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/435603/germany-tonne-kilometres-of-freight-transported-by-inland-waterway/