Lorries by load capacity in Spain
Spain: Lorries by load capacity was 4.98 million Number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
4.98 million Number
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
2nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
5.19 million Number
in 2008
All-time low
1.10 million Number
in 1970
Years of data
26
1970–2012
Lorries by load capacity in Spain, 1970–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Spain recorded 4.98 million Number for lorries by load capacity in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lorries by load capacity in Spain peaked at 5.19 million Number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.10 million Number, in 1970.
That places Spain 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.18 million Number | 1.10 million Number | 1.25 million Number | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.43 million Number | 1.34 million Number | 1.53 million Number | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.92 million Number | 2.33 million Number | 3.60 million Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.53 million Number | 3.78 million Number | 5.19 million Number | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.05 million Number | 4.98 million Number | 5.10 million Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More urban development data for Spain
- Population in the largest city 17.1% (2025)
- Population density 96.76 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 10.08 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 12.54 million (2025)
- Population in largest city 6.81 million (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by d 59,584 (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guidel 41.1% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of urba 505.17 million (2024)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 7.2 (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 1,909 Million euro (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lorries by load capacity in Spain?
- Lorries by load capacity in Spain was 4.98 million Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest lorries by load capacity recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 5.19 million Number in 2008.
- What is the lowest lorries by load capacity recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.10 million Number in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for lorries by load capacity?
- Spain ranks 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
- Is lorries by load capacity rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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