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[PR02] Freight transport demand
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Road transporthas increased dramaticallyafter Slovenia joined the EU, as the volume of tonne-kilometers of Slovenian transport in the period 2004-2011 increased by 83%. Its growth in Sloveniahas continued despite the economic problems in the EU, except in aviation transport. Particularly alarming is the growth of road freight transit through Slovenia.

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Figure PR02-1: Goods transport and traffic in Slovenia in the period 1990-2011
Sources:

Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Slovenia 1996-2012 and SI-STAT Data portal, 2013.

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Road goods transport index (1990=100) 100 88.4 94.9 94 104.6 116.3 121.7 123.1 129.4 133
Railway goods transport index (1990=100) 100 77.1 61.1 53.7 54.6 68.4 55.7 62.3 62.6 61.2
Maritime transport of goods index (1990=100) 100 93.9 104.2 94.7 98.7 96.8 102.9 103.2 97 94.4
Air transport of goods index (1990=100) 100 95.2 107.4 234.7 217 220.9 215.7 213.4 211.1 236.3
Road goods transport tkm (mio) 4887 4322 4639 4596 5114 5683 5948 6015 6324 6500
Railway goods transport net tkm 4209 3246 2573 2262 2298 2881 2343 2623 2635 2576
Maritime transport of goods received and shipped goods (1000 t) 3226 3028 3363 3056 3183 3122 3318 3329 3130 3045
Air transport of goods prepeljano blago (t) 1755 1670 1885 4119 3808 3877 3785 3745 3705 4147
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Road goods transport index (1990=100) 136.2 144 135.2 144.1 184.3 225.7 247.8 281 332.7 302.1
Railway goods transport index (1990=100) 61.8 61.9 67.5 71.7 74.8 77.1 80.1 85.6 83.6 66.9
Maritime transport of goods index (1990=100) 110 107.6 100 97.2 135 180.3 175.4 159.9 177.7 203.4
Air transport of goods index (1990=100) 259.6 237.8 263.2 219.6 201.1 172.9 238.9 257 132.3 105.6
Road goods transport tkm (mio) 6654 7035 6609 7040 9007 11032 12112 13734 16261 14762
Railway goods transport net tkm 2600 2605 2839 3018 3149 3245 3373 3603 3520 2817
Maritime transport of goods received and shipped goods (1000 t) 3547 3471 3226 3136 4354 5815 5658 5158 5733 6561
Air transport of goods prepeljano blago (t) 4556 4173 4620 3854 3530 3035 4193 4510 2321 1854
2010 2011
Road goods transport index (1990=100) 326 336.4
Railway goods transport index (1990=100) 81.3 89.1
Maritime transport of goods index (1990=100) 190 212.6
Air transport of goods index (1990=100) 105.5 110.4
Road goods transport tkm (mio) 15931 16439
Railway goods transport net tkm 3421 3752
Maritime transport of goods received and shipped goods (1000 t) 6131 6858
Air transport of goods prepeljano blago (t) 1851 1937
Figure PR02-2: Share of transport services in total freight transport in the EU-27, 2000-2010
Sources:

EUROSTAT, Modal split of freight transport, 2013.

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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
road transport % 73 74 75 75 76 76 76 76 76 77
rail transport % 20 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 18 17
inland waterway transport % 6.6 6.5 6.3 5.8 5.9 6 6 6 6 6
2010
road transport % 76.4
rail transport % 17.1
inland waterway transport % 6.5
Figure PR02-3: Share of transport services in total freight transport (km%) in 2010 in some European countries
Sources:

EUROSTAT, Modal split of freight transport, 2013.

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Latvia Estonia Romania Austria Lithuania Sweden The Netherlands Germany Bulgaria Belgium
road transport % 38.1 45.8 49.2 56.3 59.1 60.7 62.1 64.9 68.1 69.5
rail transport % 61.9 54.2 23.5 39 40.9 39.3 4.9 22.2 10.7 12.5
inland waterway transport % x x 27.2 4.7 0 x 33 12.9 21.2 18
Croatia Slovakia Finland Hungary EU-28 Czech Republic Poland France Slovenia Denmark
road transport % 71.2 74.8 75 75.1 76 79 80.6 82.2 82.3 87
rail transport % 21.2 22 24.8 19.6 19 21 19.4 13.5 17.7 13
inland waterway transport % 7.6 3.2 0.2 5.3 5 x 0.1 4.3 x x
United Kingdom Italy Luxembourg Portugal Spain Greece Ireland Cyprus Malta
road transport % 88.7 90.4 93.5 93.9 95.8 98 99.2 100 100
rail transport % 11.2 9.6 2.7 6.1 4.2 2 0.8 x x
inland waterway transport % 0.1 0.1 3.9 x x x x x x
Figure PR02-4: Freight transport in the EU-27, 1995-2010 (billion tonne-km)
Sources:

European Commission, Statistical pocketbook 2013, Performance of freight transport (tkm), 2013.

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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Road mil tkm 1288.66 1302.579 1351.678 1414.204 1469.941 1518.706 1556.267 1605.898 1625.437 1742.101
Rail mil tkm 386.144068 392.146 409.537 392.506525 383.625015003 403.675754642 385.974302252 383.777192553 391.888268755 416.83337026
Sea mil tkm 1146 1160 1193 1232 1268 1314 1334 1355 1378 1427
Inland Waterway mil tkm 122.085208 119.756492 127.848127 131.011354551 128.726899 133.8613496 132.5287596 132.504278 123.5149852 136.734451
Air mil tkm 2 2.06 2.18 2.25 2.3 2.45 2.46 2.4 2.42 2.51
Oil Pipeline mil tkm 114.9073 119.3301 118.179 125.388 124.228 126.6787 133.0403 128.4456 130.3528 131.7443606
Total mil tkm 3059.796576 3095.871592 3202.422127 3297.35987955 3376.820914 3499.37180424 3544.27036185 3608.02507055 3651.61305395 3856.92318186
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Road mil tkm 1794.006 1847.572 1914.456 1880.501 1690.331 1755.625
Rail mil tkm 413.18918045 434.859920253 448.426 439.563 361.031 389.871
Sea mil tkm 1461 1505 1532 1498 1336 1414.824
Inland Waterway mil tkm 138.6623744 138.4605691 144.928590399 145.2586144 129.827 147.444
Air mil tkm 2.58 2.66 2.75 2.7 2.48 2.548696
Oil Pipeline mil tkm 136.4435038 135.5112498 130.285176 125.1525174 119.2532 120.5593
Total mil tkm 3945.88105865 4064.06373915 4172.8457664 4091.1751318 3638.9222 3830.871996

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Last modified
26.09.2013
Author(s)

Aljaž Plevnik, Mojca Balant, Luka Mladenovič, The Urban Planning Institute; Jani Kozina, Anton Melik Geographical institute; Vesna Polanec, Slovenian Environment Agency