Mileage - Road Transport Germany

Road mileage in Germany from road transport from 2014 to 2024

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Field Value
Reference period start December 31, 2013
Reference period end December 30, 2024
Geographies
  1. deu
Regions ['eur']
Topics ['vehicles']
Category TDC Harmonized
Sources
Sources 1
Title
ifeu/UBA
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Overview Text

Mileage data are differentiated by powertrain, time period, size class, mode and vehicle class.

The data are based on an analysis conducted by the ifeu – Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Heidelberg, using the German Emissions Inventory Model (TREMOD)

Language en
Is archived
Sectors Road
Modes
  • Two-/Three-wheelers
  • Cars
  • Private cars
  • Truck
Services
  • Passenger
  • Freight
Update frequency Annually
Indicators
    Units
      Dimensioning
      Related datasets
      1. road-vehicle-stock-germany
      2. energy-consumption-road-transport-germany
      3. ghg-emissions-road-transport-germany
      Contributors
      1. 229b7703-a301-42f4-804d-4f8779ce628c
      Data Provider ifeu/UBA
      URL https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen/aktualisierung-tremod-2024
      Data Access available on request
      Comments
      Introduction and key takeaways

      The total motorised road mileage in Germany amounted to 716,3 billion kilometres in 2024, excluding human-powered vehicles (HPV).

      Over the observed period, total mileage declined by about 4% and, like several other indicators, has not yet recovered to its 2019 level, remaining almost 9% below that peak.

      Passenger cars account for more than 80% of total mileage. However, their share has decreased by slightly more than 2 percentage points over the past decade. In contrast, trucks and lorries as well as light commercial vehicles have increased their share over time.

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