Highway Statistics 2002 - FHWA

VEHICLE TRAVEL FOR SELECTED COUNTRIES

(Figures reflect calendar year indicated by parenthsis)

OCTOBER 2003

TABLE IN-4

	ASIA	EUROPE				AMERICA
	JAPAN (2000)	FRANCE (2000)	GERMANY (1998)	SWEDEN (2001)	UNITED KINGDOM (1999)	CANADA	MEXICO	UNITED STATES (2001)
Total Vehicle Kilometers of Travel Automobiles (in millions)	508,258	402,000	528,000	56,900	380,100	Not Reported	Not Reported	2,607,269
Total Vehicle Kilometers of Travel Automobiles (Per Capita)	4,003	6,726	6,359	6,410	6,359	Not Reported	Not Reported	9,293
Total Vehicle Kilometers of Travel Motorcycles (in millions)	Not Reported	4,000	15,400	1,000	4,600	Not Reported	Not Reported	15,342
Total Vehicle Kilometers of Travel Buses (in millions)	6,619	2,400	3,700	1,200	5,000	Not Reported	Not Reported	11,247
Total Vehicle Kilometers of Travel Trucks (in millions) 1/	260,846	115,000	57,800	11,500	77,300	Not Reported	Not Reported	1,844,295
Average Vehicle Kilometers of Travel per Automobile	10,186	14,326	12,475	14,228	16,682	Not Reported	Not Reported	18,944
Average Vehicle Kilometers of Travel per Motorcycle	Not Reported	Not Reported	3,377	3,618	6,725	Not Reported	Not Reported	3,129
Average Vehicle Kilometers of Travel per Bus	27,846	30,000	43,690	83,149	59,524	Not Reported	Not Reported	15,005
Average Vehicle Kilometers of Travel per Truck	12,529	19,525	13,192	30,721	25,025	Not Reported	Not Reported	20,037

Sources: Prepared from "World Road Statistics - 2003" International Road Federation, and Federal Highway Administration's "Highway Statistics 2001".

1/ U.S. data are light 2-axle 4-tire trucks such as vans, sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks, heavy single-unit trucks, and combination trucks. Non-U.S. data does not include travel by combination trucks.

Vehicle Kilometers of Travel - Automobiles

Vehicle Kilometers of Travel Chart - data from the above table

Average Vehicle Kilometers of Travel - Automobiles

Average Vehicle Kilometers of Travel Per Automobile Chart - data from the above table

Number of Automobiles	49,896,326	28,060,000	42,323,672	3,999,268	22,785,000	13,887,270	10,443,489	137,633,467
Motor Cycles/Mopeds	14,536,512	Not reported	4,560,000	276,361	684,000	333,502	Not Reported	4,903,056
Number of Buses	237,701	80,000	84,687	14,432	84,000	68,307	111,756	749,548
Number of Trucks	20,819,379	589,000	4,381,578	374,331	3,088,900	7,152,751	7,931,590	92,045,311
Population	126,974,628	59,765,983	83,251,851	8,876,744	59,778,002	31,902,268	103,400,165	280,562,489

This table is also availible for download in the following formats:

PDF (best for printing) - in4.pdf (12 KB)
Excel Spreedsheet - in4.xls (61 KB)

To view PDF files, you need the Acrobat® Reader®.

Return to top

Page last modified on November 7, 2014