Based on a comparison of 14 countries in 2015, Netherlands ranked the highest in waterways transport in tonne-km as a share of total inland freight transport with 39.1% followed by Belgium and Romania. On the other end of the scale was United Kingdom with 0.100%, Italy with 0.100% and Finland with 0.400%.
Data for more countries are available at Waterways Transport In tonne-km (As % of Total Inland Freight Transport) indicator page.
| Waterways Transport In tonne-km (As % of Total Inland Freight Transport) | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Austria | % | 4.10% | 4.70% | 4.20% | 4.60% | 5.10% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 14.3% | 17.6% | 18.5% | 20.9% | 20.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.7% | 21.2% | 15.0% | 16.4% | 15.0% | |||||||||||
| Croatia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.70% | 7.60% | 5.70% | 6.60% | 6.40% | |||||||||||
| Finland | % | 0.200% | 0.200% | 0.200% | 0.400% | 0.400% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 4.10% | 4.30% | 3.90% | 4.20% | 4.30% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 12.1% | 12.9% | 11.2% | 12.3% | 12.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 4.10% | 5.30% | 4.00% | 4.40% | 4.10% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | ... | 0.100% | 0.100% | 0.100% | 0.100% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 3.10% | 3.80% | 3.20% | 3.40% | 3.40% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 31.3% | 36.0% | 36.2% | 38.4% | 38.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 20.6% | 27.2% | 21.7% | 22.5% | 20.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | % | 2.50% | 3.20% | 2.40% | 2.60% | 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 0.100% | 0.100% | 0.100% | 0.100% | 0.100% |
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