BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 26. Cargo transportation by road in Azerbaijan in 2023 amounted to 134.2 million tons, which is 58.4 percent of the total volume of cargo transportation, Trend reports, referring to the State Statistics Committee.
The data of the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan for last year shows that freight transportation by road increased by 6.5 percent compared to 2022.
Meanwhile, passenger transportation by road amounted to 1.69 billion people, which is 20.6 percent more than the previous year. During this period, 94.4 percent of passengers were transported by buses, and 5.6 percent by taxis and other private carriers.
In addition, 219.5 million people (an increase of 5.2 percent) used the services of the Baku Metro.
Cargo transit by all modes of transport in Azerbaijan was 230.2 million tons in 2023, representing a 5.3 percent increase from 2022, and passenger transportation exceeded 1.9 billion persons (18.7 percent increase year-on-year).
