Load capacity of lorries in Norway
Norway: Load capacity of lorries was 995 Thousand tonnes in 2012. ▲ Rising
Load capacity of lorries in Norway, 1989–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for load capacity of lorries in Norway is 995 Thousand tonnes, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, load capacity of lorries in Norway peaked at 995 Thousand tonnes in 2012 and was at its lowest, 678 Thousand tonnes, in 1993.
Norway ranks 16th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 681 Thousand tonnes | 681 Thousand tonnes | 681 Thousand tonnes | 1 |
| 1990s | 698 Thousand tonnes | 678 Thousand tonnes | 732 Thousand tonnes | 6 |
| 2000s | 889.83 Thousand tonnes | 819 Thousand tonnes | 943 Thousand tonnes | 6 |
| 2010s | 972 Thousand tonnes | 951 Thousand tonnes | 995 Thousand tonnes | 3 |
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More urban development data for Norway
- Population in the largest city 23.8% (2025)
- Population density 15.15 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 5.52 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.12 million (2025)
- Population in largest city 1.12 million (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by d 3,088 (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guidel 2.0% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of urba 40.59 million (2025)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 13.5 (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 540.75 Million euro (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is load capacity of lorries in Norway?
- Load capacity of lorries in Norway was 995 Thousand tonnes in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest load capacity of lorries recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 995 Thousand tonnes in 2012.
- What is the lowest load capacity of lorries recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 678 Thousand tonnes in 1993.
- How does Norway rank for load capacity of lorries?
- Norway ranks 16th out of 30 countries with data for 2012.
- Is load capacity of lorries rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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