Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight in Malta
Malta: Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight was 56,160 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight in Malta, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight in Malta is 56,160 Number, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight in Malta peaked at 56,160 Number in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42,286 Number, in 2013.
That places Malta 46th out of 51 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight in Malta, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 42,286 Number | — |
| 2014 | 42,974 Number | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 43,026 Number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 44,194 Number | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 45,805 Number | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 47,697 Number | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 49,491 Number | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 50,870 Number | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 51,628 Number | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 52,572 Number | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 53,958 Number | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 55,120 Number | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 56,160 Number | +1.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 56,160 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 577,566 Number, 10% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45,068 Number | 42,286 Number | 49,491 Number | 7 |
| 2020s | 53,385 Number | 50,870 Number | 56,160 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 43 Latvia 87,345 Number compare
- 43 Latvia 87,345 Number compare
- 45 North Macedonia 57,168 Number compare
- 47 Luxembourg 51,367 Number compare
- 48 Iceland 37,640 Number compare
- 49 Montenegro 24,573 Number compare
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- Population density 1,727 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 10.81 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 0 Tonnes (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 5.94 Hectares (2020)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 388 Number (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 100.0% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 11.32 million Number (2024)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 6.0% (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 43.44 Million euro (2024)
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 6.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight in Malta?
- Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight in Malta was 56,160 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 56,160 Number in 2025.
- What is the lowest lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,286 Number in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight?
- Malta ranks 46th out of 51 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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