Vehicle kilometres goods vehicles; kilometres, vehicle weight, territory

Vehicle kilometres goods vehicles; kilometres, vehicle weight, territory

Lorries and road tractors Years of construction Periods Dutch goods vehicles in use (number)
Lorries and road tractors Total of all construction years 2022* 159,736
Lorries and road tractors Year of construction 1900 to 2000 2022* 8,800
Lorries and road tractors Year of construction 2000 to 2005 2022* 6,027
Lorries and road tractors 2005 2022* 1,809
Lorries and road tractors 2006 2022* 3,139
Lorries and road tractors 2007 2022* 3,581
Lorries and road tractors 2008 2022* 4,765
Lorries and road tractors 2009 2022* 4,194
Lorries and road tractors 2010 2022* 3,794
Lorries and road tractors 2011 2022* 5,070
Lorries and road tractors 2012 2022* 5,603
Lorries and road tractors 2013 2022* 7,195
Lorries and road tractors 2014 2022* 7,703
Lorries and road tractors 2015 2022* 11,239
Lorries and road tractors 2016 2022* 13,425
Lorries and road tractors 2017 2022* 13,558
Lorries and road tractors 2018 2022* 14,999
Lorries and road tractors 2019 2022* 14,080
Lorries and road tractors 2020 2022* 9,164
Lorries and road tractors 2021 2022* 10,068
Lorries and road tractors 2022 2022* 11,523
Road tractor Total of all construction years 2022* 94,125
Road tractor Year of construction 1900 to 2000 2022* 1,780
Road tractor Year of construction 2000 to 2005 2022* 1,984
Road tractor 2005 2022* 810
Road tractor 2006 2022* 1,380
Road tractor 2007 2022* 1,597
Road tractor 2008 2022* 1,931
Road tractor 2009 2022* 1,376
Road tractor 2010 2022* 1,428
Road tractor 2011 2022* 2,429
Road tractor 2012 2022* 2,909
Road tractor 2013 2022* 4,445
Road tractor 2014 2022* 5,145
Road tractor 2015 2022* 7,901
Road tractor 2016 2022* 9,188
Road tractor 2017 2022* 9,385
Road tractor 2018 2022* 10,370
Road tractor 2019 2022* 9,188
Road tractor 2020 2022* 5,659
Road tractor 2021 2022* 6,887
Road tractor 2022 2022* 8,333
Lorry (road tractor not included) Total of all construction years 2022* 65,611
Lorry (road tractor not included) Year of construction 1900 to 2000 2022* 7,020
Lorry (road tractor not included) Year of construction 2000 to 2005 2022* 4,043
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2005 2022* 999
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2006 2022* 1,759
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2007 2022* 1,984
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2008 2022* 2,834
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2009 2022* 2,818
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2010 2022* 2,366
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2011 2022* 2,641
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2012 2022* 2,694
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2013 2022* 2,750
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2014 2022* 2,558
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2015 2022* 3,338
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2016 2022* 4,237
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2017 2022* 4,173
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2018 2022* 4,629
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2019 2022* 4,892
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2020 2022* 3,505
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2021 2022* 3,181
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2022 2022* 3,190
To 10 000 kg Total of all construction years 2022* 10,552
To 10 000 kg Year of construction 1900 to 2000 2022* 2,684
To 10 000 kg Year of construction 2000 to 2005 2022* 1,046
To 10 000 kg 2005 2022* 180
To 10 000 kg 2006 2022* 299
To 10 000 kg 2007 2022* 293
To 10 000 kg 2008 2022* 414
To 10 000 kg 2009 2022* 296
To 10 000 kg 2010 2022* 336
To 10 000 kg 2011 2022* 303
To 10 000 kg 2012 2022* 347
To 10 000 kg 2013 2022* 374
To 10 000 kg 2014 2022* 310
To 10 000 kg 2015 2022* 522
To 10 000 kg 2016 2022* 536
To 10 000 kg 2017 2022* 458
To 10 000 kg 2018 2022* 481
To 10 000 kg 2019 2022* 477
To 10 000 kg 2020 2022* 461
To 10 000 kg 2021 2022* 420
To 10 000 kg 2022 2022* 316
10 000 to 20 000 kg Total of all construction years 2022* 26,819
10 000 to 20 000 kg Year of construction 1900 to 2000 2022* 3,645
10 000 to 20 000 kg Year of construction 2000 to 2005 2022* 1,870
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2005 2022* 427
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2006 2022* 762
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2007 2022* 818
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2008 2022* 1,176
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2009 2022* 1,029
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2010 2022* 935
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2011 2022* 1,108
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2012 2022* 1,113
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2013 2022* 1,175
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2014 2022* 1,081
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2015 2022* 1,276
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2016 2022* 1,661
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2017 2022* 1,590
Source: CBS.
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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

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.