The bar chart illustrates the total distance travelled by passengers in the UK using five types of transport in 1990 and 2000, measured in billions of passenger kilometres.
Overall, the total distance travelled increased over the ten-year period. Air travel experienced the most significant rise, while bicycles remained the least used mode of transport in both years.
In 1990, buses and rail services had the highest usage among the listed modes, with both reaching around 40 billion passenger kilometres. By 2000, these figures rose slightly to just above 50 billion for buses and approximately 45 billion for rail travel. Air travel also showed a notable growth, increasing from about 20 billion to around 40 billion passenger kilometres.
Motorbike usage was relatively low, although it saw a modest rise from roughly 8 billion to 10 billion passenger kilometres. Bicycle travel recorded the smallest numbers, remaining nearly unchanged at approximately 5 billion in both years.
In total, the combined distance travelled by passengers increased from around 100 billion in 1990 to nearly 120 billion in 2000.