Load capacity of lorries in France
France: Load capacity of lorries was 6,917 Thousand tonnes in 2009. ▲ Rising
Latest (2009)
6,917 Thousand tonnes
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
4th
of 30 countries
All-time high
6,975 Thousand tonnes
in 2007
All-time low
3,931 Thousand tonnes
in 1979
Years of data
31
1979–2009
Load capacity of lorries in France, 1979–2009
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.
Analysis
France recorded 6,917 Thousand tonnes for load capacity of lorries in 2009.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, load capacity of lorries in France peaked at 6,975 Thousand tonnes in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3,931 Thousand tonnes, in 1979.
France ranks 4th of 30 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,931 Thousand tonnes | 3,931 Thousand tonnes | 3,931 Thousand tonnes | 1 |
| 1980s | 4,083 Thousand tonnes | 3,953 Thousand tonnes | 4,320 Thousand tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,699 Thousand tonnes | 3,947 Thousand tonnes | 6,628 Thousand tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,647 Thousand tonnes | 6,367 Thousand tonnes | 6,975 Thousand tonnes | 10 |
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More urban development data for France
- Population in the largest city 20.9% (2025)
- Population density 126.86 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.23 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 15.87 million (2025)
- Population in largest city 11.35 million (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by d 28,681 (2026)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guidel 78.2% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of urba 471.65 million (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 15,752 Million euro (2023)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 69,284 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is load capacity of lorries in France?
- Load capacity of lorries in France was 6,917 Thousand tonnes in 2009, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest load capacity of lorries recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 6,975 Thousand tonnes in 2007.
- What is the lowest load capacity of lorries recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,931 Thousand tonnes in 1979.
- How does France rank for load capacity of lorries?
- France ranks 4th out of 30 countries with data for 2009.
- Is load capacity of lorries rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Load capacity of lorries (until 2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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