Lorries by load capacity in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Lorries by load capacity was 3.61 million Number in 2011. ▲ Rising
Lorries by load capacity in United Kingdom, 1970–2011
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 3.61 million Number for lorries by load capacity in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lorries by load capacity in United Kingdom peaked at 3.65 million Number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.62 million Number, in 1970.
That places United Kingdom 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2011, 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 | 1.70 million Number | 1.62 million Number | 1.78 million Number | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.88 million Number | 1.85 million Number | 1.91 million Number | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.65 million Number | 2.46 million Number | 2.80 million Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.30 million Number | 2.86 million Number | 3.65 million Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.59 million Number | 3.58 million Number | 3.61 million Number | 2 |
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More urban development data for United Kingdom
- Population in the largest city 17.0% (2025)
- Population density 283.25 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 9.46 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 19.05 million (2025)
- Population in largest city 9.84 million (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by d 84,579 (2016)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guidel 66.5% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of urba 476.36 million (2016)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 26,973 Million euro (2018)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 34,000 Number (1996)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lorries by load capacity in United Kingdom?
- Lorries by load capacity in United Kingdom was 3.61 million Number in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest lorries by load capacity recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 3.65 million Number in 2008.
- What is the lowest lorries by load capacity recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 million Number in 1970.
- How does United Kingdom rank for lorries by load capacity?
- United Kingdom ranks 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2011.
- Is lorries by load capacity rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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