Load capacity of lorries in Greece
Greece: Load capacity of lorries was 1,553 Thousand tonnes in 1996. ▲ Rising
Load capacity of lorries in Greece, 1984–1996
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for load capacity of lorries in Greece is 1,553 Thousand tonnes, measured in 1996.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, load capacity of lorries in Greece peaked at 1,616 Thousand tonnes in 1990 and was at its lowest, 986 Thousand tonnes, in 1984.
That places Greece 11th out of 30 countries with data for 1996, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,179 Thousand tonnes | 986 Thousand tonnes | 1,476 Thousand tonnes | 6 |
| 1990s | 1,503 Thousand tonnes | 1,402 Thousand tonnes | 1,616 Thousand tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 8 Poland 5,567 Thousand tonnes
- 9 United Kingdom 5,354 Thousand tonnes compare
- 10 Portugal 1,639 Thousand tonnes compare
- 12 Netherlands 1,405 Thousand tonnes compare
- 13 Finland 1,356 Thousand tonnes compare
- 14 Czechia 1,168 Thousand tonnes
More urban development data for Greece
- Population in the largest city 38.2% (2025)
- Population density 80.74 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 14.12 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 3.16 million (2025)
- Population in largest city 3.16 million (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by d 29,209 (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guidel 100.0% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of urba 152.94 million (2024)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 26.4 (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 383.29 Million euro (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is load capacity of lorries in Greece?
- Load capacity of lorries in Greece was 1,553 Thousand tonnes in 1996, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest load capacity of lorries recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1,616 Thousand tonnes in 1990.
- What is the lowest load capacity of lorries recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 986 Thousand tonnes in 1984.
- How does Greece rank for load capacity of lorries?
- Greece ranks 11th out of 30 countries with data for 1996.
- Is load capacity of lorries rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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