Vehicle kilometres goods vehicles; kilometres, vehicle weight, territory

Vehicle kilometres goods vehicles; kilometres, vehicle weight, territory

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 2022* 7,628.5 6,650.8 977.7 6,650.8 41,636
Lorries and road tractors Year of construction 1900 to 2000 2022* 31.2 29.4 1.8 29.4 3,336
Lorries and road tractors Year of construction 2000 to 2005 2022* 51.7 48.4 3.3 48.4 8,023
Lorries and road tractors 2005 2022* 26.7 24.9 1.8 24.9 13,789
Lorries and road tractors 2006 2022* 53.3 49.8 3.6 49.8 15,857
Lorries and road tractors 2007 2022* 62.9 58.7 4.2 58.7 16,378
Lorries and road tractors 2008 2022* 91.0 85.0 6.1 85.0 17,833
Lorries and road tractors 2009 2022* 94.6 88.2 6.4 88.2 21,033
Lorries and road tractors 2010 2022* 96.6 90.2 6.4 90.2 23,774
Lorries and road tractors 2011 2022* 160.5 149.7 10.8 149.7 29,522
Lorries and road tractors 2012 2022* 205.8 191.8 13.9 191.8 34,239
Lorries and road tractors 2013 2022* 319.3 284.0 35.3 284.0 39,466
Lorries and road tractors 2014 2022* 392.6 351.3 41.2 351.3 45,608
Lorries and road tractors 2015 2022* 645.9 566.6 79.2 566.6 50,418
Lorries and road tractors 2016 2022* 811.9 706.1 105.8 706.1 52,592
Lorries and road tractors 2017 2022* 892.1 772.6 119.5 772.6 56,985
Lorries and road tractors 2018 2022* 980.2 835.8 144.4 835.8 55,721
Lorries and road tractors 2019 2022* 946.8 812.6 134.2 812.6 57,713
Lorries and road tractors 2020 2022* 641.6 558.2 83.5 558.2 60,909
Lorries and road tractors 2021 2022* 723.7 614.6 109.1 614.6 61,042
Lorries and road tractors 2022 2022* 400.2 333.1 67.1 333.1 28,910
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains figures 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 new 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 new population is available starting from 2018. The data series based on the old population ends with 2020. 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: 2018

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table up to and including 2020 are definitive. Figures over 2021 and 2022 have a provisional status.

Changes as of 26 October 2023:
Figures for 2022 have been added.

When will new figures become available?
New figures will be published on a yearly basis by the end of the subsequent year.

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.
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.
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.