Vehicle kilometres goods vehicles; kilometres, vehicle weight, territory

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Lorries and road tractors Years of construction Kilometres in the Netherlands Kilometres by foreign vehicles (x million km)
Lorries and road tractors Total of all construction years 979.3
Year of construction 1900 to 2000 1.2
Year of construction 2000 to 2005 2.0
2005 0.9
2006 1.8
2007 2.0
2008 3.1
2009 3.2
2010 2.9
2011 4.7
2012 6.0
2013 10.2
2014 14.8
2015 33.7
2016 58.2
2017 78.3
2018 109.8
2019 114.8
2020 76.4
2021 103.7
2022 128.4
2023 149.0
2024 73.8
Road tractor Total of all construction years 812.2
Year of construction 1900 to 2000 0.4
Year of construction 2000 to 2005 0.9
2005 0.6
2006 1.0
2007 1.0
2008 1.5
2009 1.2
2010 1.3
2011 2.4
2012 3.3
2013 6.7
2014 10.7
2015 23.6
2016 46.6
2017 62.2
2018 90.8
2019 98.0
2020 64.3
2021 88.2
2022 114.4
2023 130.8
2024 62.4
Lorry (road tractor not included) Total of all construction years 167.1
Year of construction 1900 to 2000 0.8
Year of construction 2000 to 2005 1.1
2005 0.4
2006 0.8
2007 1.0
2008 1.6
2009 2.0
2010 1.6
2011 2.3
2012 2.8
2013 3.5
2014 4.1
2015 10.2
2016 11.6
2017 16.2
2018 18.9
2019 16.8
2020 12.1
2021 15.5
2022 14.0
2023 18.3
2024 11.5
To 10 000 kg Total of all construction years 3.1
Year of construction 1900 to 2000 0.0
Year of construction 2000 to 2005 0.0
2005 0.0
2006 0.0
2007 0.0
2008 0.0
2009 0.0
2010 0.0
2011 0.0
2012 0.0
2013 0.0
2014 0.0
2015 0.4
2016 0.2
2017 0.1
2018 0.8
2019 0.6
2020 0.1
2021 0.0
2022 0.1
2023 0.7
2024 0.0
10 000 to 20 000 kg Total of all construction years 34.2
Year of construction 1900 to 2000 0.6
Year of construction 2000 to 2005 0.7
2005 0.2
2006 0.4
2007 0.4
2008 0.7
2009 0.7
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 2022 are definitive. Figures over 2023 and 2024 have a provisional status.

Changes as of 27 October 2025:
Figures for 2024 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.

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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 foreign vehicles
The total distance travelled (in km) by foreign vehicles in the Netherlands.