Lorries by load capacity in Italy
Italy: Lorries by load capacity was 3.99 million Number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
3.99 million Number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
3rd
of 34 countries
All-time high
4.33 million Number
in 2006
All-time low
1.26 million Number
in 1970
Years of data
23
1970–2012
Lorries by load capacity in Italy, 1970–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Italy recorded 3.99 million Number for lorries by load capacity in 2012.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lorries by load capacity in Italy peaked at 4.33 million Number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.26 million Number, in 1970.
That places Italy 3rd out of 34 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.40 million Number | 1.26 million Number | 1.55 million Number | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.90 million Number | 1.60 million Number | 2.19 million Number | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.90 million Number | 2.53 million Number | 3.22 million Number | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.88 million Number | 3.38 million Number | 4.33 million Number | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.00 million Number | 3.98 million Number | 4.02 million Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More urban development data for Italy
- Population in the largest city 10.6% (2025)
- Population density 199.46 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 14.29 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 11.51 million (2025)
- Population in largest city 4.35 million (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by d 738,751 (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guidel 94.8% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of urba 535.46 million (2025)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 5 (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 733 Million euro (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lorries by load capacity in Italy?
- Lorries by load capacity in Italy was 3.99 million Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest lorries by load capacity recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 4.33 million Number in 2006.
- What is the lowest lorries by load capacity recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 million Number in 1970.
- How does Italy rank for lorries by load capacity?
- Italy ranks 3rd out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
- Is lorries by load capacity rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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