Domestic transport performances

2   Domestic goods transport1, by mode of transport. 1965,1970,1975,1980,1985,1990 and 1995-2000
Mode of transport 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
  Million tons carried
Total1 181 226 270 282 295 339 356 r394 r421 r437 r446 *448
Transport mainland, total 181 226 270 281 287 301 278 r306 r331 r341 r345 *352
Water transport 33 48 57 62 62 63 50 r57 r65 r70 r74 *76
Ferry transport2 9 15 22 30 34 37 31 r34 r39 43 r46 *48
Other regular service 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
For hire or reward and on own account 22 31 33 30 27 26 19 23 25 27 27 27
Timber floating 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .. .. ..    
Railway transport 8 7 8 9 9 7 5 5 5 6 6 6
Norwegian State Railways 7 7 8 9 9 7 5 5 5 6 6 6
Other railways 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0  
Road transport 138 170 204 210 216 231 223 244 261 265 265 270
Scheduled road transport 4 5 3 4 4 .. .. .. .. .. ..  
Vans and lorries 134 165 201 206 212 .. .. .. .. .. ..  
Air transport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Transport Norwegian continental shelf - mainland, total 0 0 0 1 8 38 78 88 90 97 101 96
Oil transport by tankers - - - 1 7 17 22 23 27 29 32 31
Oil transport by pipeline - - - - - 17 44 47 39 40 38 37
Gas transport by pipeline - - - - 1 4 12 18 24 28 30 28
  Million ton-kilometres
Total 11 107 14 984 16 014 17 109 20 328 26 589 33 039 r40 459 r44 007 r46 159 r48 842 *48 772
Transport mainland, total 11 107 14 984 16 014 16 761 17 610 18 986 19 196 r21 950 r24 135 r25 959 r27 734 *28 062
Water transport 7 550 10 253 9 836 9 794 9 300 9 104 7 874 r9 444 r10 328 r11 371 r12 958 *12 723
Ferry transport2 57 105 166 223 244 273 223 r245 r285 r314 r338 *353
Other regular service 902 970 912 932 794 107 135 138 153 153 143 *146
For hire or reward and on own account 6 591 9 178 8 758 8 639 8 262 8 724 7 516 9 061 9 890 10 904 r12 477 12 224
Timber floating 212 84 92 44 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Railway transport 1 160 1 448 1 508 1 657 1 771 1 632 1 647 1 835 1 949 1 934 r1 961 1 852
Norwegian State Railways 1 147 1 441 1 505 1 654 1 768 1 630 1 647 1 835 1 949 1 934 r1 961 1 852
Other railways 13 7 3 3 3 2 - - - -    
Road transport 2 183 3 194 4 569 5 252 6 485 8 231 9 654 10 651 11 838 12 636 12 796 13 468
Scheduled road transport 151 232 344 645 669 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Vans and lorries 2 032 2 962 4 225 4 607 5 816 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Air transport 2 5 9 14 19 19 21 20 20 19 19 19
Transport Norwegian continental shelf - mainland, total 0 0 0 348 2 718 7 603 13 843 18 509 19 872 20 200 21 108 20 710
Oil transport by tankers - - - 348 2 555 4 313 4 999 9 297 11 390 11 800 13 112 13 042
Oil transport by pipeline - - - - - 2 055 5 261 5 126 4 160 4 136 3 981 3 485
Gas transport by pipeline - - - - 163 1 235 3 583 4 086 4 322 4 264 4 015 4 182
  Relative figures 1965=100
Tons carried 100 126 150 158 163 187 197 218 233 241 246 248
Ton-kilometres 100 137 146 157 183 239 297 364 396 416 440 439
1  Including only goods which are loaded as well as unloaded in Norway.
2  The weight of the cars is included.
Source: Estimates made by institute of Transport Economics and Statistics Norway.

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