Load capacity of lorries in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Load capacity of lorries was 5,354 in 1992. ▬ Flat
Latest (1992)
5,354
Change on year
down 15.4%
World rank
9th
of 30 countries
All-time high
6,894
in 1979
All-time low
5,354
in 1992
Years of data
14
1979–1992
Load capacity of lorries in United Kingdom, 1979–1992
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 5,354 for load capacity of lorries in 1992. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, load capacity of lorries in United Kingdom peaked at 6,894 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 5,354, in 1992.
That places United Kingdom 9th out of 30 countries with data for 1992, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,894 | 6,894 | 6,894 | 1 |
| 1980s | 5,937 | 5,583 | 6,698 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,005 | 5,354 | 6,333 | 3 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 6 Spain 6,186 compare
- 7 Liechtenstein 5,854
- 8 Poland 5,567
- 10 Portugal 1,639 compare
- 11 Greece 1,553 compare
- 12 Netherlands 1,405 compare
More urban development data for United Kingdom
- Population in the largest city 17.0% (2025)
- Population density 283.25 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 9.46 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 19.05 million (2025)
- Population in largest city 9.84 million (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 84,579 (2016)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guidel 66.5% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 476.36 million (2016)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 26,973 (2018)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 34,000 (1996)
Frequently asked questions
- What is load capacity of lorries in United Kingdom?
- Load capacity of lorries in United Kingdom was 5,354 in 1992, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest load capacity of lorries recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 6,894 in 1979.
- What is the lowest load capacity of lorries recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,354 in 1992.
- How does United Kingdom rank for load capacity of lorries?
- United Kingdom ranks 9th out of 30 countries with data for 1992.
- Is load capacity of lorries rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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