Cross-trade road freight: quarterly data … tkm in Ireland
Ireland: Cross-trade road freight: quarterly data … tkm was 401 Thousand tonnes in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Cross-trade road freight transport of reporting country by country of in Ireland, 1999–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 401 Thousand tonnes for cross-trade road freight transport of reporting country by country of in 2026. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 1,442.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cross-trade road freight transport of reporting country by country of in Ireland peaked at 401 Thousand tonnes in 2026 and was at its lowest, 18 Thousand tonnes, in 2014.
Ireland ranks 26th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cross-trade road freight: quarterly data … tkm in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Thousand tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 80 Thousand tonnes | — |
| 2000 | 37 Thousand tonnes | -53.8% |
| 2001 | 26 Thousand tonnes | -29.7% |
| 2002 | 83 Thousand tonnes | +219.2% |
| 2003 | 33 Thousand tonnes | -60.2% |
| 2005 | 29 Thousand tonnes | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 64 Thousand tonnes | +120.7% |
| 2010 | 25 Thousand tonnes | -60.9% |
| 2011 | 29 Thousand tonnes | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 24 Thousand tonnes | -17.2% |
| 2013 | 21 Thousand tonnes | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 18 Thousand tonnes | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 29 Thousand tonnes | +61.1% |
| 2016 | 26 Thousand tonnes | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 71 Thousand tonnes | +173.1% |
| 2018 | 56 Thousand tonnes | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 67 Thousand tonnes | +19.6% |
| 2020 | 81 Thousand tonnes | +20.9% |
| 2021 | 86 Thousand tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 102 Thousand tonnes | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 126 Thousand tonnes | +23.5% |
| 2024 | 277 Thousand tonnes | +119.8% |
| 2025 | 382 Thousand tonnes | +37.9% |
| 2026 | 401 Thousand tonnes | +5.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 401 Thousand tonnes is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 834 Thousand tonnes, 48% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 401 Thousand tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 990 Thousand tonnes, 41% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cross-trade road freight: quarterly data … tkm in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +219.2% | 26 Thousand tonnes | 83 Thousand tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80 Thousand tonnes | 80 Thousand tonnes | 80 Thousand tonnes | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.33 Thousand tonnes | 26 Thousand tonnes | 83 Thousand tonnes | 6 |
| 2010s | 36.6 Thousand tonnes | 18 Thousand tonnes | 71 Thousand tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 207.86 Thousand tonnes | 81 Thousand tonnes | 401 Thousand tonnes | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More trade data for Ireland
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 123.24 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 102.03 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 100.87 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 123.01 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.86 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 81.74 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.9865 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 1,113 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 3.40 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cross-trade road freight transport of reporting country by country of in Ireland?
- Cross-trade road freight transport of reporting country by country of in Ireland was 401 Thousand tonnes in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest cross-trade road freight transport of reporting country by country of recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 401 Thousand tonnes in 2026.
- What is the lowest cross-trade road freight transport of reporting country by country of recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 Thousand tonnes in 2014.
- How does Ireland rank for cross-trade road freight transport of reporting country by country of?
- Ireland ranks 26th out of 40 countries with data for 2026.
- Is cross-trade road freight transport of reporting country by country of rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,442.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Cross-trade road freight transport of reporting country by country of loading and unloading and type of transport (t, tkm) - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).