Load capacity of lorries in Germany
Germany: Load capacity of lorries was 6,214 Thousand tonnes in 1999. ▲ Rising
Load capacity of lorries in Germany, 1979–1999
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.
Analysis
In 1999, load capacity of lorries in Germany stood at 6,214 Thousand tonnes. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, load capacity of lorries in Germany peaked at 6,214 Thousand tonnes in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3,715 Thousand tonnes, in 1985.
Germany ranks 5th of 30 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,761 Thousand tonnes | 3,761 Thousand tonnes | 3,761 Thousand tonnes | 1 |
| 1980s | 3,844 Thousand tonnes | 3,715 Thousand tonnes | 3,990 Thousand tonnes | 9 |
| 1990s | 5,614 Thousand tonnes | 4,118 Thousand tonnes | 6,214 Thousand tonnes | 9 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More urban development data for Germany
- Population in the largest city 5.2% (2025)
- Population density 238.35 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.81 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 8.11 million (2025)
- Population in largest city 3.58 million (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by d 47,256 (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guidel 89.2% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of urba 439.62 million (2024)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 11.2 (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 25,522 Million euro (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is load capacity of lorries in Germany?
- Load capacity of lorries in Germany was 6,214 Thousand tonnes in 1999, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest load capacity of lorries recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 6,214 Thousand tonnes in 1999.
- What is the lowest load capacity of lorries recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,715 Thousand tonnes in 1985.
- How does Germany rank for load capacity of lorries?
- Germany ranks 5th out of 30 countries with data for 1999.
- Is load capacity of lorries rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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