Vehicle kilometres goods vehicles; kilometres, vehicle weight 2001-2020

Vehicle kilometres goods vehicles; kilometres, vehicle weight 2001-2020

Lorries and road tractors Years of construction Periods Kilometres in the Netherlands Total kilometres in the Netherlands (x million km) Kilometres in the Netherlands Kilometres by Dutch vehicles (x million km) Kilometres in the Netherlands Kilometres by foreign vehicles (x million km) Kilometres by Dutch vehicles Kilometres in the Netherlands (x million km) Average annual kilometres Average annual kilometres in Netherlands (km)
Lorries and road tractors Total of all construction years 2020* 7,436.7 6,490.7 946.0 6,490.7 38,698
Lorries and road tractors Year of construction 1900 to 2000 2020* 47.2 44.6 2.6 44.6 3,388
Lorries and road tractors Year of construction 2000 to 2005 2020* 92.9 87.3 5.6 87.3 9,047
Lorries and road tractors 2005 2020* 46.3 43.1 3.2 43.1 14,854
Lorries and road tractors 2006 2020* 92.1 85.8 6.4 85.8 17,941
Lorries and road tractors 2007 2020* 113.5 105.8 7.7 105.8 19,918
Lorries and road tractors 2008 2020* 174.5 162.7 11.8 162.7 21,904
Lorries and road tractors 2009 2020* 168.9 158.6 10.3 158.6 25,937
Lorries and road tractors 2010 2020* 175.2 163.4 11.8 163.4 29,267
Lorries and road tractors 2011 2020* 279.2 255.1 24.1 255.1 33,847
Lorries and road tractors 2012 2020* 355.0 322.3 32.7 322.3 39,196
Lorries and road tractors 2013 2020* 508.5 444.3 64.1 444.3 45,331
Lorries and road tractors 2014 2020* 521.9 455.0 66.9 455.0 48,756
Lorries and road tractors 2015 2020* 761.5 655.8 105.7 655.8 52,272
Lorries and road tractors 2016 2020* 906.3 769.6 136.8 769.6 53,386
Lorries and road tractors 2017 2020* 890.2 759.6 130.6 759.6 56,948
Lorries and road tractors 2018 2020* 947.3 804.8 142.5 804.8 57,782
Lorries and road tractors 2019 2020* 960.5 827.3 133.2 827.3 60,192
Lorries and road tractors 2020 2020* 395.8 345.7 50.1 345.7 34,814
Road tractor Total of all construction years 2020* 5,364.8 4,581.2 783.6 4,581.2 47,850
Road tractor Year of construction 1900 to 2000 2020* 12.4 11.1 1.2 11.1 3,938
Road tractor Year of construction 2000 to 2005 2020* 36.0 32.4 3.6 32.4 9,551
Road tractor 2005 2020* 24.6 22.2 2.4 22.2 15,919
Road tractor 2006 2020* 48.6 43.8 4.8 43.8 19,713
Road tractor 2007 2020* 58.5 52.7 5.8 52.7 21,505
Road tractor 2008 2020* 89.5 80.7 8.8 80.7 24,334
Road tractor 2009 2020* 70.6 63.7 7.0 63.7 27,689
Road tractor 2010 2020* 89.1 80.3 8.8 80.3 32,416
Road tractor 2011 2020* 172.3 154.8 17.4 154.8 37,331
Road tractor 2012 2020* 242.4 220.1 22.3 220.1 44,991
Road tractor 2013 2020* 381.1 329.5 51.6 329.5 50,760
Road tractor 2014 2020* 411.7 355.3 56.4 355.3 54,007
Road tractor 2015 2020* 605.5 514.3 91.2 514.3 56,290
Road tractor 2016 2020* 710.2 594.4 115.7 594.4 58,101
Road tractor 2017 2020* 686.4 577.0 109.4 577.0 62,227
Road tractor 2018 2020* 715.7 594.3 121.4 594.3 63,045
Road tractor 2019 2020* 711.7 597.0 114.7 597.0 67,270
Road tractor 2020 2020* 298.6 257.5 41.1 257.5 40,831
Lorry (road tractor not included) Total of all construction years 2020* 2,071.9 1,909.5 162.4 1,909.5 26,526
Lorry (road tractor not included) Year of construction 1900 to 2000 2020* 34.8 33.5 1.4 33.5 3,238
Lorry (road tractor not included) Year of construction 2000 to 2005 2020* 56.9 54.8 2.1 54.8 8,774
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2005 2020* 21.7 20.9 0.8 20.9 13,870
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2006 2020* 43.5 41.9 1.5 41.9 16,400
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2007 2020* 55.0 53.1 1.9 53.1 18,559
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2008 2020* 85.0 82.0 3.0 82.0 19,945
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2009 2020* 98.2 94.9 3.3 94.9 24,882
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2010 2020* 86.1 83.1 3.0 83.1 26,757
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2011 2020* 106.9 100.3 6.6 100.3 29,584
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2012 2020* 112.5 102.1 10.4 102.1 30,680
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2013 2020* 127.3 114.8 12.5 114.8 34,682
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2014 2020* 110.2 99.7 10.5 99.7 36,213
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2015 2020* 156.0 141.5 14.5 141.5 41,508
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2016 2020* 196.2 175.1 21.1 175.1 41,856
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2017 2020* 203.9 182.7 21.2 182.7 44,910
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2018 2020* 231.6 210.5 21.1 210.5 46,762
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2019 2020* 248.8 230.3 18.5 230.3 47,293
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2020 2020* 97.2 88.2 9.0 88.2 24,339
To 10 000 kg Total of all construction years 2020* 155.7 150.5 5.2 150.5 11,949
To 10 000 kg Year of construction 1900 to 2000 2020* 11.6 11.2 0.4 11.2 2,918
To 10 000 kg Year of construction 2000 to 2005 2020* 9.7 9.3 0.3 9.3 6,044
To 10 000 kg 2005 2020* 2.5 2.5 0.1 2.5 8,601
To 10 000 kg 2006 2020* 4.4 4.3 0.2 4.3 10,249
To 10 000 kg 2007 2020* 5.1 5.0 0.2 5.0 12,540
To 10 000 kg 2008 2020* 6.7 6.4 0.2 6.4 11,260
To 10 000 kg 2009 2020* 5.0 4.8 0.2 4.8 12,262
To 10 000 kg 2010 2020* 6.5 6.3 0.2 6.3 14,619
To 10 000 kg 2011 2020* 6.7 6.6 0.1 6.6 16,156
To 10 000 kg 2012 2020* 8.2 7.9 0.3 7.9 18,367
To 10 000 kg 2013 2020* 8.2 7.8 0.5 7.8 15,803
To 10 000 kg 2014 2020* 8.1 8.1 0.0 8.1 21,637
To 10 000 kg 2015 2020* 14.2 14.1 0.1 14.1 24,565
To 10 000 kg 2016 2020* 14.2 14.0 0.3 14.0 25,456
To 10 000 kg 2017 2020* 11.3 10.8 0.5 10.8 24,868
To 10 000 kg 2018 2020* 13.1 12.4 0.7 12.4 25,962
To 10 000 kg 2019 2020* 13.0 12.4 0.5 12.4 25,994
To 10 000 kg 2020 2020* 7.0 6.6 0.4 6.6 13,291
10 000 to 20 000 kg Total of all construction years 2020* 779.2 740.0 39.2 740.0 24,698
10 000 to 20 000 kg Year of construction 1900 to 2000 2020* 16.7 15.9 0.8 15.9 3,028
10 000 to 20 000 kg Year of construction 2000 to 2005 2020* 23.5 22.5 1.1 22.5 8,243
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2005 2020* 8.3 7.9 0.4 7.9 12,978
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2006 2020* 17.0 16.2 0.8 16.2 15,227
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2007 2020* 18.3 17.5 0.8 17.5 15,280
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2008 2020* 32.9 31.4 1.5 31.4 18,010
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2009 2020* 31.4 30.0 1.4 30.0 21,167
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2010 2020* 32.7 31.2 1.5 31.2 25,079
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2011 2020* 41.9 40.1 1.9 40.1 27,808
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2012 2020* 44.7 42.4 2.4 42.4 29,732
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2013 2020* 52.2 48.7 3.5 48.7 33,817
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2014 2020* 43.1 40.5 2.6 40.5 35,205
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2015 2020* 57.3 54.6 2.7 54.6 42,294
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2016 2020* 72.4 67.5 4.9 67.5 41,790
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2017 2020* 74.5 69.7 4.8 69.7 45,149
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2018 2020* 88.7 85.2 3.5 85.2 48,390
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2019 2020* 86.4 82.9 3.5 82.9 48,239
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2020 2020* 37.0 35.7 1.3 35.7 26,362
20 000 kg or more Total of all construction years 2020* 1,137.1 1,019.1 118.0 1,019.1 34,623
20 000 kg or more Year of construction 1900 to 2000 2020* 6.5 6.3 0.2 6.3 5,127
20 000 kg or more Year of construction 2000 to 2005 2020* 23.7 23.0 0.7 23.0 11,624
20 000 kg or more 2005 2020* 10.8 10.5 0.3 10.5 17,234
20 000 kg or more 2006 2020* 22.1 21.5 0.6 21.5 19,951
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains data on total vehicle kilometres of goods vehicles in the Netherlands (broken down by Dutch and foreign vehicles) and data of total kilometres and average annual kilometres of Dutch goods vehicles (broken down by Dutch and foreign territory).
All figures are further broken down by lorries and road tractors, by years of construction of the vehicle and by gross vehicle weight.
The vehicle population used to estimate the kilometres is based on the vehicle fleet statistics. The population of the figures in this table is based on the old selection method of the vehicle fleet. The difference between the old and the new selection method is described in a methodological report, see paragraph 4. The data series of vehicle kilometres estimated for the old population ends with 2020. The data series based on the new population is available starting from 2018. The way in which the vehicle kilometres are estimated has not changed, only the population.

For the 2020 data a correction factor was implemented to correct for the ‘smoothing effect’ caused by the method. The smoothing effect smoothes out yearly variation in the data and this results in a distorted picture of periods of time when mobility patterns suddenly change drastically, like happened in 2020 due to COVID-19.

Data available from: 2001 to 2020

Status of the figures:
Definite data are available for 2001 to 2018, and provisional data for 2019 and 2020.

Changes as of 10 November 2022:
None, this table has been discontinued.
This table is followed by the table Vehicle kilometres goods vehicles; kilometres, vehicle weight, territory, see paragraph 3.

When will new figures become available?
No longer applicable.

Description topics

Kilometres in the Netherlands
The total distance travelled (in km) in the Netherlands by vehicles with a Dutch registration plate and vehicles with foreign registration plates.

Since 2001, Statistics Netherlands conducts an extensive annual survey based on odometer readings (see section 4 in the table notes, which includes a link to the survey description). Since 2001, data are therefore rounded off to the nearest 100,000 kilometres and are thus available in more detail than in prior years.
Total kilometres in the Netherlands
The total distance travelled (in km) in the Netherlands by vehicles with a Dutch registration plate and vehicles with foreign registration plates.
Kilometres by Dutch vehicles
Kilometres by foreign vehicles
The total distance travelled (in km) by foreign vehicles in the Netherlands.
Kilometres by Dutch vehicles
The total distance travelled (in km) in the Netherlands and abroad by vehicles with a Dutch registration plate.

Since 2001, Statistics Netherlands conducts an extensive annual survey based on odometer readings (see section 4 in the table notes, which includes a link to the survey description). Since 2001, data are therefore rounded off to the nearest 100,000 kilometres and are thus available in more detail than in prior years.
Kilometres in the Netherlands
Average annual kilometres
The average number of kilometres per year travelled by a vehicle.

This includes vehicles with a Dutch registration plate.
Average annual kilometres in Netherlands
The average number of kilometres per year travelled by a vehicle in the Netherlands.

This includes vehicles with a Dutch registration plate.