Load capacity of new lorries, semi-trailers and trailers, by type of carriage (until 2012) by country

Countries reporting
27
Highest
107,289 Thousand tonnes
Spain
Lowest
8 Thousand tonnes
Iceland
Median
180 Thousand tonnes
Years covered
25
1988–2012
Data points
372

What the numbers show

Load capacity of new lorries, semi-trailers and trailers, by type of carriage (until 2012) is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 107,289 Thousand tonnes in Spain; the lowest is 8 Thousand tonnes in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 180 Thousand tonnes, and the mean is 5,006 Thousand tonnes.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13,411.

Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Slovenia (up 9,690.9%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 99.9%).

Load capacity of new lorries, semi-trailers and trailers, by type of: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Spain 107,289 Thousand tonnes 2012 down 77.8% volatile
2 Slovenia 8,616 Thousand tonnes 2012 up 9,690.9% volatile
2 Slovenia 8,616 Thousand tonnes 2012 up 9,690.9% volatile
4 Cyprus 3,690 Thousand tonnes 2012 down 59.8% falling
5 Latvia 1,774 Thousand tonnes 2012 up 1,015.7% volatile
5 Latvia 1,774 Thousand tonnes 2012 up 1,015.7% volatile
7 Germany 649 Thousand tonnes 1999 down 10.6% falling
8 Malta 537 Thousand tonnes 2012 up 656.3% volatile
9 France 473 Thousand tonnes 2009 down 5.0% rising
10 Liechtenstein 329 Thousand tonnes 2010 down 45.1% falling
11 Lithuania 241 Thousand tonnes 2011 up 15.9% volatile
11 Lithuania 241 Thousand tonnes 2011 up 15.9% volatile
13 Poland 180 Thousand tonnes 2012 down 90.9% volatile
13 Poland 180 Thousand tonnes 2012 down 90.9% volatile
15 Sweden 103 Thousand tonnes 2011 up 35.5% rising
16 Norway 76 Thousand tonnes 2012 up 16.9% rising
17 Greece 70 Thousand tonnes 1998 down 31.4% falling
18 Switzerland 62 Thousand tonnes 2012 up 40.9% rising
18 Austria 62 Thousand tonnes 2012 down 13.9% rising
20 Finland 45 Thousand tonnes 2012 down 2.2% rising
21 Estonia 39 Thousand tonnes 2012 down 99.4% volatile
21 Estonia 39 Thousand tonnes 2012 down 99.4% volatile
23 Hungary 29 Thousand tonnes 2010 down 25.6% volatile
24 Croatia 10 Thousand tonnes 2012 down 72.2% volatile
24 Croatia 10 Thousand tonnes 2012 down 72.2% volatile
26 Luxembourg 9 Thousand tonnes 2008 down 99.9% volatile
27 Iceland 8 Thousand tonnes 2005 up 300.0% rising

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Indicator
Load capacity of new lorries, semi-trailers and trailers, by type of carriage (until 2012)
Unit
Thousand tonnes
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
27 places, 372 data points, 1988–2012
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