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Annual Automobile Vehicle Miles of Travel (VMT) per Capita and Number of Automobiles per Capita 1997

 JapanFranceGermanySwedenU.K.Canada 1/Mexico 2/U.S.
Total Auto VMT per Capita2.3684.2093.9613.9893.9674.8590.2435.701
Autos per Capita0.3940.4630.5110.4360.3720.4440.0980.481
Number of Autos49,896,32627,480,00042,323,6723,867,00022,115,00013,887,2709,842,006132,432,044
Population126,549,97659,329,69182,797,4088,873,05259,511,46431,281,092100,349,766275,562,673
Auto VMT (thousands)299,721,118249,689,411327,950,31135,398,758236,086,957N/AN/A1,570,973,292

1/ VMT per capital for Canada reflects 1990 data.

2/ VMT per capital for Mexico reflects 1991 data.

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