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Load capacity of lorries (until 2012) by country

Countries reporting
39
Highest
199,375 Thousand tonnes
Slovenia
Lowest
20 Thousand tonnes
Bulgaria
Median
995 Thousand tonnes
Years covered
34
1979–2012
Data points
570

What the numbers show

Load capacity of lorries (until 2012) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 199,375 Thousand tonnes in Slovenia; the lowest is 20 Thousand tonnes in Bulgaria.

The median across all reporting countries is 995 Thousand tonnes, and the mean is 18,155 Thousand tonnes.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9,969.

Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Slovenia (up 106,803.0%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 99.6%).

Load capacity of lorries: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Slovenia 199,375 Thousand tonnes 2012 up 106,803.0% volatile
1 Slovenia 199,375 Thousand tonnes 2012 up 106,803.0% volatile
3 Cyprus 166,440 Thousand tonnes 2012 down 9.5% flat
4 Italy 77,766 Thousand tonnes 1992 — volatile
5 France 6,917 Thousand tonnes 2009 up 4.4% rising
6 Germany 6,214 Thousand tonnes 1999 up 55.7% rising
7 Spain 6,186 Thousand tonnes 2012 down 4.7% volatile
8 Liechtenstein 5,854 Thousand tonnes 2010 down 11.0% falling
9 Poland 5,567 Thousand tonnes 2012 up 39.5% rising
9 Poland 5,567 Thousand tonnes 2012 up 39.5% rising
11 United Kingdom 5,354 Thousand tonnes 1992 down 4.1% flat
11 United Kingdom 5,354 Thousand tonnes 1992 down 4.1% flat
13 Portugal 1,639 Thousand tonnes 1994 up 372.3% rising
14 Greece 1,553 Thousand tonnes 1996 up 45.7% rising
15 Netherlands 1,405 Thousand tonnes 2012 down 3.5% rising
15 Netherlands 1,405 Thousand tonnes 2012 down 3.5% rising
17 Finland 1,356 Thousand tonnes 2012 up 63.0% rising
18 Czechia 1,168 Thousand tonnes 2012 up 44.2% rising
19 Sweden 1,090 Thousand tonnes 2011 up 22.5% rising
20 Norway 995 Thousand tonnes 2012 up 21.5% rising
21 Belgium 990 Thousand tonnes 1994 up 44.1% rising
22 Austria 806 Thousand tonnes 2012 up 8.5% rising
23 Switzerland 724 Thousand tonnes 2012 up 9.7% rising
24 Hungary 700 Thousand tonnes 2010 down 1.0% rising
25 Denmark 656 Thousand tonnes 2002 up 22.4% rising
26 Slovakia 485 Thousand tonnes 2001 up 80.5% rising
26 Slovakia 485 Thousand tonnes 2001 up 80.5% rising
28 Lithuania 406.4 Thousand tonnes 2011 up 7.5% rising
28 Lithuania 406.4 Thousand tonnes 2011 up 7.5% rising
30 Croatia 335 Thousand tonnes 2012 down 12.1% rising
30 Croatia 335 Thousand tonnes 2012 down 12.1% rising
32 Estonia 213.55 Thousand tonnes 2012 down 27.1% falling
32 Estonia 213.55 Thousand tonnes 2012 down 27.1% falling
34 Latvia 197.95 Thousand tonnes 2012 down 26.2% rising
34 Latvia 197.95 Thousand tonnes 2012 down 26.2% rising
36 Malta 155.95 Thousand tonnes 2012 down 9.8% falling
37 Iceland 77 Thousand tonnes 2005 up 57.1% rising
38 Luxembourg 75.8 Thousand tonnes 2009 down 99.6% volatile
39 Bulgaria 20 Thousand tonnes 1999 down 89.3% volatile

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About this data

Indicator
Load capacity of lorries (until 2012)
Unit
Thousand tonnes
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
39 places, 570 data points, 1979–2012
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