About this launch
Transport Statistics Nice Britain ( TSGB ) presents an annual abstract of statistics for cross-modal transport matters, largely referring to the calendar 12 months 2021. This condensed set of highlights focuses on worldwide journey and freight, and is complemented by different Division for Transport ( DfT ) releases presenting extra detailed and up to date statistics. See the Transport Statistics Finder to discover what different statistics are revealed by DfT .
Different cross-modal matters of TSGB , could be present in separate articles:
The coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) pandemic and transport statistics A lot of the statistics on this launch cowl the interval when nationwide and regional measures had been launched to forestall and cut back the worldwide unfold of coronavirus ( COVID-19 ). Transport tendencies have been affected by these measures, which could be seen within the official statistics on this report.
The place we journey by air, sea and worldwide rail
Information Supply: TSGB0201, TSGB0202, TSGB0205, TSGB0507, TSGB0509, TSGSB0510
Taking a look at terminal passengers, the overwhelming majority (79%) of air passengers dealt with at UK airports had been worldwide terminal passengers in 2021. Most passengers travelling by sea had been on home routes (84%).
Issues Definitional variations exist between air and sea passengers. Sea passengers knowledge is collected by the DfT from operators at route degree, so a passenger travelling domestically between two ports will likely be counted within the statistics solely as soon as. The Civil Aviation Authority ( CAA ) receives passenger knowledge immediately from airports. They rely a terminal passenger as a passenger becoming a member of or leaving an plane on the reporting airport. A passenger travelling domestically between 2 reporting airports is due to this fact counted twice (as soon as as a departure and as soon as as an arrival). On this chapter, air passengers travelling to grease rigs are counted as worldwide passengers. This aligns with the strategy taken by the CAA of their UK airport knowledge, and with the aviation knowledge tables accompanying this launch. Rail on this part refers to site visitors dealt with on the Channel Tunnel, which incorporates Eurotunnel and Eurostar passengers. Comparisons have been made to 2019 in addition to 2020, as 2019 was the final full 12 months earlier than the COVID-19 pandemic began.
In 2021, there have been:
64.3 million air terminal passengers , of which 79% had been worldwide terminal passengers
35.3 million passenger actions by sea , 16% of whom travelled internationally by sea
5.4 million passenger actions on brief sea (ferry) routes , down 71% on 2019, of which 66% travelled between France and the UK 34% travelled on different worldwide ferry routes between Europe and the UK
5.8 million passengers who used the Channel Tunnel to journey to and from Europe, down 73% on 2019
Sea passengers on pleasure cruises are included within the above however excluded from additional annual figures as vacation spot breakdowns by Europe and Remainder of the World should not obtainable.
Of the 50.6 million worldwide passenger actions at UK airports in 2021:
76% travelled to and from Europe
7% travelled to and from North America
1% travelled to and from Oil Rigs
16% travelled to and from different components of the world
Chart 1: Worldwide passenger volumes by air, sea, and rail, from 2011 to 2021
From 2011 to 2019, the variety of air passengers to and from the remainder of the world rose steadily to 70.7 million in 2019, from 55.4 million in 2011. Nonetheless, the quantity fell sharply (by 75%) in 2020. In 2021 this quantity fell additional, and was down by 83% relative to 2019.
The variety of sea passengers to and from the remainder of the world fluctuated between 40,000 and 90,000 between 2011 and 2019. In 2019, there have been 75,000 passengers travelling to and from the remainder of the world, 73% better than in 2011. In 2020, the variety of passengers fell sharply, by 85%, to 11,000, and in 2021 the quantity fell additional (by 95% relative to 2019) to 4,000 (Chart 1).
In keeping with earlier years, passenger numbers to and from Europe had been a lot greater for air journey than sea or rail. From 2011 to 2019, the variety of passengers travelling by air and rail progressively rose. The variety of passengers travelling by sea declined between 2014 and 2019, from 21.3 million to 18.4 million. In 2020, the variety of passengers throughout all modes sharply decreased. The variety of air passengers declined by 76%, sea passengers by 63% and worldwide rail passengers by 62%. This lower continued into 2021, the place relative to 2019, air passengers declined by 79%, sea passengers by 71% and worldwide rail passengers by 73% (Chart 1).
The variety of worldwide passengers sharply declined in 2020 for all modes and all world areas as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. This lower on 2019 was even bigger in 2021, nevertheless that is largely as a result of the beginning of 2020 was not affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Definition Worldwide brief sea routes embrace all ferry routes between Nice Britain or Northern Eire and the remainder of Europe. See DfT’s port freight notes and definitions for additional info on which nations are included in these areas. Sea passenger figures embrace vacationer, leisure, enterprise journey, and freight drivers accompanying cargo. Freight drivers had been exempt from many journey restrictions the federal government put in place to make sure continuous circulate of freight.
Abroad month-to-month air and brief sea journey in 2021, in comparison with 2019
Information Supply: TSGB0205, TSGB0507, TSGSB0508
Chart 2: Month-to-month worldwide air and brief sea passenger actions in 2019, 2020 and 2021
Air and brief sea passenger numbers for 2021 remained low from January to June, at between 0.7 million and a couple of million for air, and between 0.2 million and 0.4 million for brief sea. Each elevated after that, as COVID-19 measures had been relaxed, and we entered the summer time interval. Brief sea passenger volumes peaked in August at round 730,000, in comparison with 2.8 million in August 2019 (a decline of 74%). October 2021 was the height month for air passengers, with volumes round 9.2 million, in comparison with 22.3 million in October 2019 (a decline of 59%).
By December 2021, air and brief sea passenger volumes had been nonetheless beneath pre-pandemic ranges. Brief sea passenger volumes in December 2021 had been 59% decrease than December 2019, whereas for a similar month, air passenger volumes had been 60% down (Chart 2).
Worldwide freight
Round 360 million tonnes of freight had been traded with the UK in 2021.
Of this complete:
round 95% was moved by sea
an estimated 4% by worldwide rail
an estimated 1% by air
Issues This part excludes home site visitors from totals and street freight commerce throughout the Northern Eire and Republic of Eire border. Sea and air figures replicate 2021 knowledge, nevertheless for rail solely tonnage carried on freight trains is on the market in addition to the variety of vans. Information for tonnage of cargo dealt with in vans on Eurotunnel has been estimated utilizing a median tonnage per truck.
Associated statistics
Use the Transport Statistics Finder to discover, obtain and think about the statistical content material revealed by the division.
The ocean passenger statistics, all routes 2021 launch covers the impression of the pandemic on sea passenger routes, in addition to a timeline of occasions referring to worldwide journey.
Background Data
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Notes and definitions for every of the matters lined in TSGB can be found.
The vast majority of the annual statistics on this launch are Nationwide Statistics. This implies they’re produced to excessive skilled requirements set out within the Code of Apply for Statistics. They bear common high quality assurance evaluations to make sure they meet buyer wants.
These annual statistics had been designated as Nationwide Statistics in July 2010.
Particulars of ministers and officers who obtain pre-release entry to those statistics as much as 24 hours earlier than launch can be found.
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