Load capacity of lorries in Portugal
Portugal: Load capacity of lorries was 1,639 in 1994. ▲ Rising
Latest (1994)
1,639
Change on year
up 13.2%
World rank
10th
of 30 countries
All-time high
1,639
in 1994
All-time low
347
in 1984
Years of data
11
1984–1994
Load capacity of lorries in Portugal, 1984–1994
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 1,639 for load capacity of lorries in 1994. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 372.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, load capacity of lorries in Portugal peaked at 1,639 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 347, in 1984.
That places Portugal 10th out of 30 countries with data for 1994, 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 | 794.33 | 347 | 1,078 | 6 |
| 1990s | 1,354 | 1,166 | 1,639 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 7 Liechtenstein 5,854
- 8 Poland 5,567
- 9 United Kingdom 5,354 compare
- 11 Greece 1,553 compare
- 12 Netherlands 1,405 compare
- 13 Finland 1,356 compare
More urban development data for Portugal
- Population in the largest city 45.6% (2025)
- Population density 115.47 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.77 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 4.36 million (2025)
- Population in largest city 3.03 million (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 8,815 (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guidel 16.0% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 89.43 million (2025)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 6.3 (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 314.15 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is load capacity of lorries in Portugal?
- Load capacity of lorries in Portugal was 1,639 in 1994, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest load capacity of lorries recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,639 in 1994.
- What is the lowest load capacity of lorries recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 347 in 1984.
- How does Portugal rank for load capacity of lorries?
- Portugal ranks 10th out of 30 countries with data for 1994.
- Is load capacity of lorries rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 372.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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