Cyprus ranks third in EU for dangerous goods share of road freight

Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus recorded the third-highest share of dangerous goods in EU road freight transport in 2025, according to Eurostat. Such cargo accounted for 7.5 per cent of the country’s total tonne-kilometres.

EU comparison

Cyprus’s share rose from 4.9 per cent in 2024, when it had fallen from 7 per cent a year earlier. Only Finland, at 9.8 per cent, and Ireland, at 7.8 per cent, recorded higher shares in 2025.

Lithuania had the lowest share at 0.7 per cent. Portugal and Slovakia each recorded 1.9 per cent. Across the EU, dangerous goods, including flammable liquids, toxic substances and explosives, represented 4 per cent of road freight transport measured in tonne-kilometres.

The other reporting EU countries were Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. Malta is excluded from Eurostat’s road freight statistics because it is exempt from reporting under the relevant EU regulation.

Freight activity rises

According to Cyprus’s statistical service, the weight of goods transported by road within the country rose by 4.8 per cent in 2025, while freight transported to and from the island increased by 10 per cent.

Growth was stronger in the fourth quarter. The weight of goods transported within Cyprus rose by 19.4 per cent year on year, while freight to and from the island increased by 14.2 per cent.