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SCOTTISH TRANSPORT STATISTICS No 20

Summary of Transport: Comparisons Between Scotland and Great Britain (or the UK)
(c) Relative to the population1

 

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

Vehicles Licensed 2 (all vehicles)

per 100 population

Scotland

35

36

37|

37

37

37

38

39

40

42

43

GB

44

44

44|

44

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

Public Road Lengths (all roads)

kilometres per 1,000 population

Scotland

10.1

10.2

10.2

10.2

10.2

10.3

10.4

10.4

10.4

10.5

10.5

GB

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.4

..

Road Traffic

vehicle kilometres per head

Motorway

Scotland3

644

627

688

656

709

765|

777

834

967

982

1,043

GB4

1,101

1,085

1,091

1,130

1,175

1,245

1,290

1,359

1,413|

1,616

1,621

A Roads

Scotland3

3,626

3,671

3,729

3,791

3,956

4,150|

3,999

3,983

4,033

3,986

3,883

GB4

3,450

3,496

3,485

3,467

3,524

3,540

3,619

3,639

3,673|

3,539

3,523

Injury Road Accidents (all severities)

per 1,000 population

Scotland

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.9

GB

4.6

4.2

4.1

4.0

4.1

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.0

Local bus passenger journeys5

per head

Scotland

115

112

104

103

100

96

91

86

81

84

..

GB

87

83

79

78

78

77

76

76

74

74

..

Rail passenger journeys5

per head

Scotland

10.7|

10.7

11.8|

11.6

10.8

11.3

11.6

12.2

12.6

13.2

..

GB

14.5

14.1

13.7

13.1

13.0

13.4

14.0

14.8

15.5

16.4

16.8

Air terminal passengers

per head

Scotland

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.1

3.3

UK

1.8

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.9

3.1

Freight Lifted

tonnes per head

Road

Scotland

31.5

29.1

30.7

31.0

30.4

30.7

31.7

30.7

30.4

30.4

31.0

GB

29.4

26.8

25.9

26.9

28.1

28.2

28.5

28.7

28.3

27.1

27.4

Rail5

Scotland

1.9

1.8

1.4

1.0

1.1

..

1.1

1.4

1.2

1.2

..

GB

2.5

2.4

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

Coastal Shipping

Scotland

5.9

6.2

5.9

5.7

6.2

7.0

7.9

7.7

8.9

8.1

..

UK6

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

..

Pipelines

Scotland

5.3

4.2

4.7

5.3

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.5

5.7

5.7

GB6, 7

2.2

1.9

1.9

2.2|

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1. The 1998-based projection of the population for 2000 was used as the population figure for Great Britain for 2000 because the estimated population of GB for mid-2000 was not available at the time of going to press.
2. The figures for 1992 and 1993 are on different bases, due to a change in the source of the statistics: see the Notes to chapter 1.
3. The figures for 1995 (and earlier years) are not directly comparable with those for 1996 (and later years): see the Notes to chapter 6
4. The figures for 1998 and earlier years are on a different basis from those for 1999 and 2000- see the notes on the previous page.
5. These figures are for financial years (April to March) which start in the relevant financial year (eg "1995" figures are for 1995-96 financial year)
6. These figures are on a different basis to the Scottish figures - see the notes on the previous page
7. The figures for 1994 onwards replace those in the previous edition - see the notes on the previous page.

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