Sustainable development indicators of selected European countries in the field of transport sector

Abstract

Sustainable development is based on three pillars: economic pillar, environmental pillar and social pillar. EUROSTAT defined two important indicators of sustainable development which are related to transport sector. The first indicator is the share of collective transport modes in total passenger land transport. The indicator measures the share of collective transport modes (buses, coaches, trolley-buses and trains) in total inland passenger transport performance, expressed in passenger-kilometers. The second indicator is the share of rail and inland waterways activity in total freight transport. The indicator measures the share of rail and inland waterways in total inland freight transport, expressed in tonne-kilometers. The aim of the article is to analyse the development of these indicators between 2005 and 2015 in selected European countries and compare the states among themselves and with the average of 28 countries of European Union.