Traffic performance motor vehicles; kilometres, type of vehicle, territory

This table contains information on traffic performance (vehicle-kilometres) of passenger cars, delivery vans, lorries, semi-trailers, special purpose vehicles and buses.
Vehicle-kilometres of Dutch vehicles have been broken down by Dutch vehicles on Dutch territory and Dutch vehicles on foreign territory.
In addition, there are figures on the total distance covered on Dutch territory. A distinction is made between kilometres covered by Dutch vehicles and kilometres by foreign vehicles.

Data available from: 1990

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table up to and including 2016 are definitive. Figures over 2017 and 2018 have a provisional status.

Changes as of 13 November 2019:
Provisional figures over 2018 have been added.

Due to a methodological improvement, the figures on delivery van kilometres on Dutch and foreign roads have been adjusted from 2015 onwards.

From 2016 up the kilometres driven by busses are no longer devided in kilometres driven on Dutch or on foreign roads.

The underlying coding of classification Types of vehicle used in this table has been adjusted.
It is now in line with the standard encoding defined by CBS.
The structure and data of the table have not been adjusted.

The use of new (integrated) source files (from Netherlands Vehicle Authority or RDW) for the years 2012 and 2013 has resulted in a trend break in figures on passenger cars and delivery vans between 2011 and 2012. Prior to 2012, data from sample odometer readings (NAP) were used. The trend break has been corrected by making adjustments in the historical series for the years 1990-2011, with figures for vehicles over 9 years old adjusted downwards.

As for passenger cars, as of 2008, kilometres driven by Dutch vehicles in the Netherlands have been estimated on the basis of an improved method using corrected, provisional figures from MON/OVG/OViN. This has also resulted in adjustments to the figures on Dutch passenger cars on foreign territory.

Following improvements in calculations of kilometres driven by foreign vehicles on Dutch roads, the entire series from 1990 up to the present has been adjusted (see also brief method description of passenger cars).

When will new figures be published?
New figures are expected to be released by end of 2019.