Load capacity of lorries in Sweden
Sweden: Load capacity of lorries was 1,090 Thousand tonnes in 2011. ▲ Rising
Load capacity of lorries in Sweden, 1989–2011
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for load capacity of lorries in Sweden is 1,090 Thousand tonnes, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, load capacity of lorries in Sweden peaked at 1,090 Thousand tonnes in 2011 and was at its lowest, 785 Thousand tonnes, in 1995.
Sweden ranks 15th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 878 Thousand tonnes | 878 Thousand tonnes | 878 Thousand tonnes | 1 |
| 1990s | 824.6 Thousand tonnes | 785 Thousand tonnes | 891 Thousand tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 945 Thousand tonnes | 873 Thousand tonnes | 1,025 Thousand tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,090 Thousand tonnes | 1,090 Thousand tonnes | 1,090 Thousand tonnes | 1 |
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More urban development data for Sweden
- Population in the largest city 18.4% (2025)
- Population density 25.87 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 5.26 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.74 million (2025)
- Population in largest city 1.74 million (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by d 4,208 (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guidel 3.6% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of urba 65.61 million (2025)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 10.8 (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 2,153 Million euro (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is load capacity of lorries in Sweden?
- Load capacity of lorries in Sweden was 1,090 Thousand tonnes in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest load capacity of lorries recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1,090 Thousand tonnes in 2011.
- What is the lowest load capacity of lorries recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 785 Thousand tonnes in 1995.
- How does Sweden rank for load capacity of lorries?
- Sweden ranks 15th out of 30 countries with data for 2011.
- Is load capacity of lorries rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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