Today, the General Authority for Statistics announced the results of the Bulletin of Land Transport Statistics in the Kingdom for the year 2023 AD, which showed – according to the results of the Bulletin – an increase of 176 in the number of public transport passengers by buses for the year 2022 AD %, and the number of bus passengers within and between cities reached more than 117.6 million passengers. The number of users of bus transport within cities is expected to exceed 113.5 million passengers in 2023, an increase of 195% compared to the previous year. While the number of bus passengers between cities reached approximately 4.1 million in the same year, the total number of bus trips within and between cities during 2023 was recorded at 3.7 million.
The results of the Land Transport Statistics Bulletin showed that the total volume of goods exported through land ports in 2023 was more than 13.5 million tonnes, registering an increase of 6.2% compared to 2022, while received through land ports The quantity of goods reached more. More than 11.4 million tons, an increase of 0.3% compared to the previous year, and Al-Batha port recorded the highest percentage of exports and imports, as the percentage of exports reached 31.1% and imports 36.7% of the total land ports in the kingdom. Happened.
The results of the bulletin said that the total length of the land road network in the Kingdom reached 316.9 thousand km in 2023, an increase of 2.2% compared to the previous year. The length of roads within cities also reached 194.4 thousand km, an increase of 0.8% compared to 2022, while… The length of roads between cities: 74.2 thousand km in 2023, an increase of 0.9% compared to 2022.
The data showed that traffic movement between the Kingdom's cities reached 390.4 million vehicles per year, with a monthly average of 33.2 million vehicles, and vehicle traffic coming through land ports reached 11.8 million vehicles in 2023, which There is an increase of 28.9% from 2022. And traffic reached vehicles departing through land ports: 11.9 million vehicles, an increase of 26% compared to 2022.
The bulletin's results showed that the number of registered and roadworthy vehicles by the end of 2023 was up to 15.1 million vehicles, an increase of 6.2% compared to the previous year, while the number of trips in small vehicle routing activity was up to 63.8 million trips. Reached. By the end of 2023, a decrease of 9.8% compared to the previous year was recorded, through 260,780 small cars, with the highest 39.6% of trips made in the Riyadh region, followed by the Mecca Al-Mukarrama region with a 24.5% increase. Eastern region at 17.3% in 2023.
Land transport data also showed a 2.5% decline in serious traffic accidents in 2023 compared to 2022, and a 2.9% decline in the number of deaths due to traffic accidents in 2022 compared to the previous year. A 1.8% reduction in the number of injuries from traffic accidents was detected. Stating that the mortality rate due to traffic accidents was highest in the age group (18-30 years) at 35%, followed by the age group (31-40 years), at 22%.
It is noteworthy that the Land Transport Statistics Bulletin provides accurate and comprehensive information about passenger traffic, freight traffic, infrastructure and road traffic, and is a reliable source used in research and studies related to the field of land transport. It contributes to local, regional and international comparisons, and it relies on administrative record data provided. It is an amalgamation of government and private agencies, making it an essential tool for understanding and analyzing developments in the land transport sector. This bulletin is issued annually.