Lorries by load capacity in Switzerland
Switzerland: Lorries by load capacity was 350,700 Number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Lorries by load capacity in Switzerland, 1990–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 350,700 Number for lorries by load capacity in 2012. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lorries by load capacity in Switzerland peaked at 350,700 Number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 246,191 Number, in 1990.
Switzerland ranks 19th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 253,976 Number | 246,191 Number | 266,074 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 294,547 Number | 270,325 Number | 317,000 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 337,333 Number | 324,000 Number | 350,700 Number | 3 |
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More urban development data for Switzerland
- Population in the largest city 18.7% (2025)
- Population density 224.98 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.32 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.46 million (2025)
- Population in largest city 1.46 million (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by d 34,995 (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guidel 49.3% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of urba 62.02 million (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 2,908 Million euro (2023)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 23,462 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lorries by load capacity in Switzerland?
- Lorries by load capacity in Switzerland was 350,700 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest lorries by load capacity recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 350,700 Number in 2012.
- What is the lowest lorries by load capacity recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 246,191 Number in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for lorries by load capacity?
- Switzerland ranks 19th out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
- Is lorries by load capacity rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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