Vehicle kilometres goods vehicles; kilometres, load capacity, territory

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Lorries road tractors, load capacity(LC) Age of vehicle Dutch goods vehicles in use (number)
Lorries and road tractors Total goods vehicles 167,920
Vehicle 0 years old 16,277
Vehicle 1 year old 14,487
Vehicle 2 years old 11,409
Vehicle 3 years old 10,406
Vehicle 4 years old 9,462
Vehicle 5 years old 14,149
Vehicle 6 years old 14,602
Vehicle 7 years old 12,110
Vehicle 8 years old 11,209
Vehicle 9 years old or older 53,809
Road tractor Total goods vehicles 98,723
Vehicle 0 years old 9,953
Vehicle 1 year old 9,679
Vehicle 2 years old 8,181
Vehicle 3 years old 7,137
Vehicle 4 years old 5,819
Vehicle 5 years old 9,175
Vehicle 6 years old 9,925
Vehicle 7 years old 8,019
Vehicle 8 years old 7,272
Vehicle 9 years old or older 23,563
Road tractors (LC) to 39 999 kg Total goods vehicles 24,454
Vehicle 0 years old 1,888
Vehicle 1 year old 1,689
Vehicle 2 years old 1,300
Vehicle 3 years old 1,250
Vehicle 4 years old 1,048
Vehicle 5 years old 1,823
Vehicle 6 years old 2,141
Vehicle 7 years old 1,946
Vehicle 8 years old 1,869
Vehicle 9 years old or older 9,500
Road tractors (LC) 40 000 kg or more Total goods vehicles 74,269
Vehicle 0 years old 8,065
Vehicle 1 year old 7,990
Vehicle 2 years old 6,881
Vehicle 3 years old 5,887
Vehicle 4 years old 4,771
Vehicle 5 years old 7,352
Vehicle 6 years old 7,784
Vehicle 7 years old 6,073
Vehicle 8 years old 5,403
Vehicle 9 years old or older 14,063
Lorry (road tractor not included) Total goods vehicles 69,197
Vehicle 0 years old 6,324
Vehicle 1 year old 4,808
Vehicle 2 years old 3,228
Vehicle 3 years old 3,269
Vehicle 4 years old 3,643
Vehicle 5 years old 4,974
Vehicle 6 years old 4,677
Vehicle 7 years old 4,091
Vehicle 8 years old 3,937
Vehicle 9 years old or older 30,246
Lorries (LC) less than 7 000 kg Total goods vehicles 24,352
Vehicle 0 years old 2,007
Vehicle 1 year old 1,707
Vehicle 2 years old 888
Vehicle 3 years old 986
Vehicle 4 years old 1,078
Vehicle 5 years old 1,203
Vehicle 6 years old 1,261
Vehicle 7 years old 1,104
Vehicle 8 years old 1,165
Vehicle 9 years old or older 12,953
Lorries (LC) 7 000 to 11 1999 kg Total goods vehicles 19,257
Vehicle 0 years old 1,769
Vehicle 1 year old 1,287
Vehicle 2 years old 1,019
Vehicle 3 years old 934
Vehicle 4 years old 1,055
Vehicle 5 years old 1,479
Vehicle 6 years old 1,392
Vehicle 7 years old 1,187
Vehicle 8 years old 1,115
Vehicle 9 years old or older 8,020
Lorries (LC) 12 000 to 17 999 kg Total goods vehicles 16,950
Vehicle 0 years old 1,534
Vehicle 1 year old 1,203
Vehicle 2 years old 872
Vehicle 3 years old 838
Vehicle 4 years old 955
Vehicle 5 years old 1,354
Vehicle 6 years old 1,342
Vehicle 7 years old 1,155
Vehicle 8 years old 1,058
Vehicle 9 years old or older 6,639
Lorries (LC) 18 000 kg or more Total goods vehicles 8,638
Vehicle 0 years old 1,014
Vehicle 1 year old 611
Vehicle 2 years old 449
Vehicle 3 years old 511
Vehicle 4 years old 555
Vehicle 5 years old 938
Vehicle 6 years old 682
Vehicle 7 years old 645
Vehicle 8 years old 599
Vehicle 9 years old or older 2,634
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.
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 2022 are definitive. Figures over 2023 and 2024 have a provisional status.

Changes as of 27 October 2025:
The figures for year 2024 are added.

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

Description topics

Dutch goods vehicles in use
All lorries and road tractors with a valid Dutch registration number which are allowed to travel on the Dutch public road system during (part of) the year, including:
- lorries and road tractors which are in stock part of the year
- lorries and road tractors which are used part of the year on the Dutch public road system, e.g. new or imported vehicles and vehicles which are scrapped or exported during the year.

The calculated figures are higher than the number of registered lorries and road tractor units on the reference date 1 January, as published in the tables on the motor vehicle fleet.
Goods vehicles in use are all vehicles which could have been used during the entire year. The motor vehicle fleet only includes all motor vehicles with valid registration numbers on 1 January. Therefore, the actual number of motor vehicles is smaller.