Statistics Norway

Domestic transport performances

1   Domestic passenger transport1, by mode of transport. 1965,1970,1975,1980,1985,1990, 1995 and 1998-2002
Mode of transport 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
  Million passengers
                         
Total1 1 316 1 847 2 320 2 628 3 385 3 725 3 805 4 164 44 173 44 198 44 257 4 334
Water transport 25 36 44 51 52 54 44 46 46 46 45 46
Ferry transport 17 28 36 43 45 47 36 37 38 38 36 37
Other regular service 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9
Railway transport etc.  137  120  122  132  119  115  130 4 150 4 159  158  159  153
Norwegian State Railways 34 29 33 37 34 34 40 47 450 50 49 46
Other railways             - 1 45 5 5 4
Suburban railways and urban tramways  103 91 89 95 85 81 90  101  105  103  105  103
Road transport 1 153 1 690 2 152 2 442 3 209 3 549 3 623 3 959 43 957 43 983 44 043 4 127
Scheduled road transport  308  323  310  332  289  278  286  312  316 4 320 4 324  319
Taxis 252 253 259 271 62 70 71 77 75 73 75 72
Taxis etc.         26 19 35 94  103  106  105 99
Private cars3  693 1 227 1 708 1 976 2 753 3 094 3 141 3 366 43 342 43 345 43 399 3 493
Motorcycles, mopeds  100 87 75 63 79 88 90  110  121  139  140  144
Air transport 1 1 2 3 5 7 8 10 10 10 r10 9
  Million passenger-kilometres
                         
Total 17 384 25 824 35 305 40 705 47 656 53 881 56 132 461 046 462 030 462 768 463 661 64 451
Water transport  572  631  660  660  643  694  678  845  856  845  841  860
Ferry transport  116  195  275  321  323  322  252  297  297  297  286  282
Other regular service  456  436  385  339  320  372  426  549  559  547  556  578
Railway transport etc. 2 020 1 930 2 271 2 751 2 567 2 430 2 681 43 071 43 416 43 353 43 272 2 989
Norwegian State Railways 1 629 1 498 1 827 2 250 2 112 2 011 2 300 2 540 42 674 42 634 42 536 2 264
Other railways - - - - - - - 462 4 235 4 223 4 228  227
Suburban railways and urban tramways  391  432  444  501  455  419  381  469  507  496  508  498
Road transport 14 512 22 631 31 353 35 819 42 299 48 092 49 206 452 888 453 396 454 156 455 291 56 573
Scheduled road transport 3 263 3 726 3 963 4 257 3 948 3 890 3 752 44 212 44 177 44 141 44 105 4 125
Taxis 2 398 2 429 2 475 2 625  461  523  566  613  601  583  609  580
Taxis etc.          377  278  505 1 359 1 497 1 535 1 522 1 429
Private cars3 10 053 17 781 26 311 30 436 36 884 42 696 43 659 45 780 46 121 446 832 447 925 49 247
Motorcycles, mopeds  798  695  604  501  629  705  724  924 1 000 1 065 1 130 1 192
Air transport  280  632 1 021 1 475 2 147 2 665 3 567 4 242 4 362 4 415 44 257 4 030
  Relative figures 1965=100
                         
Passengers  100  140  176  200  257  283  289  316 4 317 4 319 4 323  330
Passenger kilometres  100  149  203  234  274  310  323  351  357  361 4 366  371
1  Including only passengers who enter as well as leave any means of transport in Norway.
2  Taxis etc. are included in taxis.
3  Drivers are included in the calculations.
4  Revised since the last release.
Source: Estimates made by institute of Transport Economics and Statistics Norway.

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