Semi-trailers by load capacity (until 2012) by country

Countries reporting

Highest

374,800 Number

Portugal

Lowest

329 Number

Liechtenstein

Median

26,678 Number

Years covered

1975–2012

Data points

601

What the numbers show

Semi-trailers by load capacity (until 2012) is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 374,800 Number in Portugal; the lowest is 329 Number in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 26,678 Number, and the mean is 80,753 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,139.

Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 1,354.9%), and the largest decrease in France (down 94.8%).

Semi-trailers by load capacity: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Portugal	374,800 Number	2002	up 1,354.9%	volatile
2	Germany	287,654 Number	2012	up 28.0%	rising
3	Poland	277,308 Number	2012	up 126.3%	volatile
4	Spain	251,766 Number	2012	up 24.2%	volatile
5	Slovak Republic	241,823 Number	2012	up 13.4%	volatile
6	United Kingdom	238,000 Number	1999	up 3.0%	rising
7	Türkiye	207,342 Number	2012	up 175.8%	rising
8	Netherlands	132,334 Number	2011	up 23.6%	rising
9	Italy	100,885 Number	2012	down 44.7%	volatile
10	Romania	77,451 Number	2012	down 58.1%	volatile
11	Ireland	74,646 Number	1994	—	flat
12	Belgium	54,016 Number	1994	up 54.8%	rising
13	Czechia	50,129 Number	2012	up 87.0%	rising
14	Bulgaria	35,291 Number	2012	up 144.7%	volatile
15	Austria	28,912 Number	2012	up 17.2%	rising
16	Finland	27,220 Number	2012	up 97.6%	rising
17	Lithuania	26,678 Number	2011	up 139.4%	rising
18	Sweden	25,773 Number	2011	up 43.3%	rising
19	Denmark	25,601 Number	2002	up 58.3%	rising
20	Hungary	20,856 Number	2010	up 73.1%	volatile
21	Switzerland	16,200 Number	2012	up 30.6%	rising
22	France	15,536 Number	2012	down 94.8%	rising
23	Latvia	14,662 Number	2012	up 101.3%	rising
24	Norway	13,453 Number	2012	up 91.9%	rising
25	Greece	10,276 Number	2003	up 88.9%	rising
26	Croatia	9,725 Number	2012	down 2.7%	rising
27	Cyprus	7,380 Number	2012	up 195.9%	volatile
28	Slovenia	7,370 Number	2012	up 22.0%	rising
29	North Macedonia	4,588 Number	2005	down 30.6%	falling
30	Luxembourg	4,400 Number	2009	up 64.4%	rising
31	Iceland	1,905 Number	2005	up 106.8%	rising
32	Malta	537 Number	2002	—	rising
33	Liechtenstein	329 Number	2010	up 0.6%	flat

About this data

Indicator: Semi-trailers by load capacity (until 2012)
Unit: Number
Source: Eurostat
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage: 33 places, 601 data points, 1975–2012
Last refreshed: 09 August 2026