Vehicle kilometres goods vehicles; kilometres, load capacity 1990-2020

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Lorries road tractors, load capacity(LC) Age of vehicle Average annual kilometres Total average annual kilometres (km) Average annual kilometres Average annual kilometres in Netherlands (km) Average annual kilometres Average annual kilometres abroad (km)
Lorries and road tractors Vehicle 0 years old 48,959 34,814 14,145
Vehicle 1 year old 87,348 60,192 27,156
Vehicle 2 years old 86,448 57,782 28,666
Vehicle 3 years old 84,391 56,948 27,443
Vehicle 4 years old 79,979 53,386 26,593
Vehicle 5 years old 75,873 52,272 23,602
Vehicle 6 years old 68,849 48,756 20,094
Vehicle 7 years old 63,666 45,331 18,336
Vehicle 8 years old 50,337 39,196 11,141
Vehicle 9 years old or older 21,454 17,709 3,745
Road tractor Vehicle 0 years old 59,090 40,831 18,259
Vehicle 1 year old 103,492 67,270 36,222
Vehicle 2 years old 99,127 63,045 36,082
Vehicle 3 years old 95,295 62,227 33,067
Vehicle 4 years old 89,801 58,101 31,700
Vehicle 5 years old 84,266 56,290 27,976
Vehicle 6 years old 78,045 54,007 24,038
Vehicle 7 years old 73,036 50,760 22,276
Vehicle 8 years old 57,754 44,991 12,764
Vehicle 9 years old or older 28,923 22,084 6,838
Road tractors (LC) to 39 999 kg Vehicle 0 years old 59,178 40,892 18,286
Vehicle 1 year old 91,575 59,524 32,051
Vehicle 2 years old 67,925 43,200 24,725
Vehicle 3 years old 75,026 48,992 26,034
Vehicle 4 years old 67,275 43,527 23,748
Vehicle 5 years old 59,423 39,695 19,728
Vehicle 6 years old 58,653 40,588 18,065
Vehicle 7 years old 54,215 37,679 16,535
Vehicle 8 years old 40,108 31,244 8,864
Vehicle 9 years old or older 16,671 12,734 3,937
Road tractors (LC) 40 000 kg or more Vehicle 0 years old 54,764 37,842 16,922
Vehicle 1 year old 111,259 72,318 38,941
Vehicle 2 years old 107,901 68,625 39,276
Vehicle 3 years old 102,322 66,816 35,506
Vehicle 4 years old 98,314 63,609 34,705
Vehicle 5 years old 92,042 61,484 30,558
Vehicle 6 years old 84,981 58,807 26,174
Vehicle 7 years old 78,755 54,735 24,020
Vehicle 8 years old 63,413 49,398 14,014
Vehicle 9 years old or older 36,548 27,903 8,644
Lorry (road tractor not included) Vehicle 0 years old 31,322 24,339 6,984
Vehicle 1 year old 57,928 47,293 10,636
Vehicle 2 years old 59,898 46,762 13,135
Vehicle 3 years old 59,533 44,910 14,622
Vehicle 4 years old 55,962 41,856 14,106
Vehicle 5 years old 53,389 41,508 11,881
Vehicle 6 years old 46,886 36,213 10,673
Vehicle 7 years old 45,290 34,682 10,608
Vehicle 8 years old 39,435 30,680 8,755
Vehicle 9 years old or older 16,625 14,880 1,745
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 age of the vehicle and by load capacity.
Since 2010 kilometres of foreign vehicles travelled in the Netherlands are based on more detailed road transport data from Eurostat. This leads to an adjustment of the distance by -3%.
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: 1990 to 2020

Status of the figures:
Definite data are available for 1990 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, load capacity, territory, see paragraph 3.

When will new figures be published?
No longer applicable.


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Average annual kilometres
The average number of kilometres per year travelled by a vehicle.

This includes vehicles with a Dutch registration plate.
Total 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.
Average annual kilometres abroad
The average number of kilometres per year travelled by a vehicle abroad (outside the Netherlands).

This includes vehicles with a Dutch registration plate.