Load capacity of new lorries in Sweden
Sweden: Load capacity of new lorries was 103 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Latest (2011)
103
Change on year
up 33.8%
World rank
8th
of 21 countries
All-time high
126
in 1989
All-time low
27
in 1993
Years of data
22
1989–2011
Load capacity of new lorries in Sweden, 1989–2011
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for load capacity of new lorries in Sweden is 103, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 33.8% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, load capacity of new lorries in Sweden peaked at 126 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 27, in 1993.
Sweden ranks 8th of 21 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 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 1 |
| 1990s | 58.1 | 27 | 96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.6 | 71 | 102 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103 | 103 | 103 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 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 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 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is load capacity of new lorries in Sweden?
- Load capacity of new lorries in Sweden was 103 in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest load capacity of new lorries recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 126 in 1989.
- What is the lowest load capacity of new lorries recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 in 1993.
- How does Sweden rank for load capacity of new lorries?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 21 countries with data for 2011.
- Is load capacity of new lorries rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. 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 new lorries (until 2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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