Lorries by load capacity in France
France: Lorries by load capacity was 5.65 million Number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Lorries by load capacity in France, 1970–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
France recorded 5.65 million Number for lorries by load capacity in 2012. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lorries by load capacity in France peaked at 5.65 million Number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.50 million Number, in 1970.
That places France 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.74 million Number | 1.50 million Number | 1.98 million Number | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.76 million Number | 2.51 million Number | 3.00 million Number | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.04 million Number | 3.45 million Number | 5.07 million Number | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.38 million Number | 5.19 million Number | 5.57 million Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.65 million Number | 5.65 million Number | 5.65 million Number | 1 |
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More urban development data for France
- Population in the largest city 20.9% (2025)
- Population density 126.86 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.23 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 15.87 million (2025)
- Population in largest city 11.35 million (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by d 28,681 (2026)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guidel 78.2% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of urba 471.65 million (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 15,752 Million euro (2023)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 69,284 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lorries by load capacity in France?
- Lorries by load capacity in France was 5.65 million Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest lorries by load capacity recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 5.65 million Number in 2012.
- What is the lowest lorries by load capacity recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.50 million Number in 1970.
- How does France rank for lorries by load capacity?
- France ranks 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
- Is lorries by load capacity rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Lorries by load capacity (until 2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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