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Transport VKT Total
Total vehicle kilometres travelled in New Zealand, 1990–2007
Total vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) on New Zealand roads increased by 12 per cent between 2001 and 2007, and approximately 55 per cent between 1990 and 2007.
Total vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) in New Zealand, 1990–2007
| Year | VKT
(billion kilometres) |
| 1990 | 26.0 |
| 1991 | 25.8 |
| 1992 | 26.1 |
| 1993 | 27.5 |
| 1994 | 28.6 |
| 1995 | 29.8 |
| 1996 | 31.0 |
| 1997 | 31.9 |
| 1998 | 33.0 |
| 1999 | 34.4 |
| 2000 | 34.9 |
See note |
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| 2001 | 35.9 |
| 2002 | 36.9 |
| 2003 | 38.0 |
| 2004 | 39.1 |
| 2005 | 39.5 |
2006 |
39.2 |
2007 |
40.2 |
Note: Total vehicle kilometres travelled before 2001 cannot be directly compared with those after 2001. However, it does provide an estimate of the earlier trend.
Data source: Ministry of Transport.
This information has come from the environmental report card on vehicle kilometres travelled by road.
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Last updated: March 2009
