This line graph shows the length of the inland waterway transport network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016. The total length of navigable waterways (i.e. canals, rivers, and lakes) used for transport in the UK in 2009 was 1,050 kilometres.
Total length of the inland waterways* in use in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1990 and 2016
(in kilometers)
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Total length of the inland waterways* in use in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1990 and 2016
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European Commission. (October 6, 2018). Total length of the inland waterways* in use in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1990 and 2016 (in kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/451789/length-of-inland-waterways-in-use-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
European Commission. "Total length of the inland waterways* in use in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1990 and 2016 (in kilometers)." Chart. October 6, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/451789/length-of-inland-waterways-in-use-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
European Commission. (2018). Total length of the inland waterways* in use in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1990 and 2016 (in kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/451789/length-of-inland-waterways-in-use-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
European Commission. "Total Length of The Inland Waterways* in Use in The United Kingdom (Uk) between 1990 and 2016 (in Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/451789/length-of-inland-waterways-in-use-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
European Commission, Total length of the inland waterways* in use in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1990 and 2016 (in kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/451789/length-of-inland-waterways-in-use-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited March 13, 2025)
Total length of the inland waterways* in use in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1990 and 2016 (in kilometers) [Graph], European Commission, October 6, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/451789/length-of-inland-waterways-in-use-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
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