The road transport in Zambia is facing pressure as about 40 percent of the value of the total export is being transported by the road network.
According to Zamstats report the cumulative total trade from January to May 2024 was K214.4 billion while that of 2023 for the same period was K168.1 billion, representing a 27.6 percent increase.
The total value of exports via all modes of transport for the period of January to May 2024 was K110.4 billion.
Road transport accounted for the highest value at K44.5 billion representing a 40.3 percent share.
Air transport was second with K3.2 billion (2.9 percent) and Rail transport was third with a value of K1.5 billion (1.4 percent).
Other modes of transport accounted for K61.2 billion (55.4 percent).
The total volume of exports via all modes for the period of January to May was 3.7 Million Mt, of which Road transport accounted for the highest volume with 2.1 million Mt, representing 56.5 percent.
Rail transport accounted for 10.2 thousand Mt, representing 0.3 percent.
Air transport accounted for 1.8 thousand Mt (0.05 percent), while other modes accounted for 1.6 million Mt (43.2 percent).
