Vehicle kilometres goods vehicles; kilometres, vehicle weight, territory

Vehicle kilometres goods vehicles; kilometres, vehicle weight, territory

Lorries and road tractors Years of construction Periods Kilometres in the Netherlands Total kilometres in the Netherlands (x million km) Kilometres in the Netherlands Kilometres by Dutch vehicles (x million km) Kilometres in the Netherlands Kilometres by foreign vehicles (x million km) Kilometres by Dutch vehicles Total kilometres by Dutch vehicles (x million km) Kilometres by Dutch vehicles Kilometres in the Netherlands (x million km) Kilometres by Dutch vehicles Kilometres abroad (x million km) 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) Dutch goods vehicles in use (number)
Lorries and road tractors Total of all construction years 2022* 7,628.5 6,650.8 977.7 9,230.2 6,650.8 2,579.4 57,784 41,636 16,148 159,736
Lorries and road tractors Year of construction 1900 to 2000 2022* 31.2 29.4 1.8 34.2 29.4 4.8 3,885 3,336 549 8,800
Lorries and road tractors Year of construction 2000 to 2005 2022* 51.7 48.4 3.3 57.1 48.4 8.7 9,475 8,023 1,452 6,027
Lorries and road tractors 2005 2022* 26.7 24.9 1.8 29.6 24.9 4.7 16,373 13,789 2,584 1,809
Lorries and road tractors 2006 2022* 53.3 49.8 3.6 59.1 49.8 9.4 18,843 15,857 2,987 3,139
Lorries and road tractors 2007 2022* 62.9 58.7 4.2 69.8 58.7 11.1 19,478 16,378 3,100 3,581
Lorries and road tractors 2008 2022* 91.0 85.0 6.1 101.0 85.0 16.0 21,189 17,833 3,356 4,765
Lorries and road tractors 2009 2022* 94.6 88.2 6.4 105.0 88.2 16.8 25,038 21,033 4,005 4,194
Lorries and road tractors 2010 2022* 96.6 90.2 6.4 107.2 90.2 17.0 28,246 23,774 4,472 3,794
Lorries and road tractors 2011 2022* 160.5 149.7 10.8 178.3 149.7 28.6 35,161 29,522 5,640 5,070
Lorries and road tractors 2012 2022* 205.8 191.8 13.9 228.6 191.8 36.8 40,800 34,239 6,562 5,603
Lorries and road tractors 2013 2022* 319.3 284.0 35.3 377.2 284.0 93.2 52,424 39,466 12,958 7,195
Lorries and road tractors 2014 2022* 392.6 351.3 41.2 460.1 351.3 108.8 59,732 45,608 14,124 7,703
Lorries and road tractors 2015 2022* 645.9 566.6 79.2 775.7 566.6 209.0 69,016 50,418 18,599 11,239
Lorries and road tractors 2016 2022* 811.9 706.1 105.8 985.2 706.1 279.2 73,387 52,592 20,795 13,425
Lorries and road tractors 2017 2022* 892.1 772.6 119.5 1,087.9 772.6 315.3 80,241 56,985 23,256 13,558
Lorries and road tractors 2018 2022* 980.2 835.8 144.4 1,216.8 835.8 381.0 81,123 55,721 25,402 14,999
Lorries and road tractors 2019 2022* 946.8 812.6 134.2 1,166.8 812.6 354.2 82,867 57,713 25,154 14,080
Lorries and road tractors 2020 2022* 641.6 558.2 83.5 778.3 558.2 220.2 84,934 60,909 24,025 9,164
Lorries and road tractors 2021 2022* 723.7 614.6 109.1 902.4 614.6 287.8 89,626 61,042 28,584 10,068
Lorries and road tractors 2022 2022* 400.2 333.1 67.1 510.0 333.1 176.9 44,262 28,910 15,352 11,523
Road tractor Total of all construction years 2022* 5,594.9 4,784.7 810.2 6,922.3 4,784.7 2,137.6 73,543 50,833 22,710 94,125
Road tractor Year of construction 1900 to 2000 2022* 7.7 7.1 0.5 8.5 7.1 1.4 4,788 4,003 785 1,780
Road tractor Year of construction 2000 to 2005 2022* 20.8 19.3 1.4 23.1 19.3 3.8 11,655 9,743 1,911 1,984
Road tractor 2005 2022* 15.0 14.0 1.0 16.7 14.0 2.7 20,647 17,261 3,386 810
Road tractor 2006 2022* 28.9 26.9 2.0 32.2 26.9 5.3 23,319 19,495 3,824 1,380
Road tractor 2007 2022* 32.3 30.1 2.2 36.0 30.1 5.9 22,536 18,841 3,696 1,597
Road tractor 2008 2022* 43.6 40.5 3.0 48.5 40.5 8.0 25,111 20,993 4,118 1,931
Road tractor 2009 2022* 36.5 34.0 2.5 40.7 34.0 6.7 29,557 24,710 4,847 1,376
Road tractor 2010 2022* 43.8 40.7 3.0 48.7 40.7 8.0 34,134 28,536 5,598 1,428
Road tractor 2011 2022* 88.9 82.7 6.2 99.0 82.7 16.2 40,748 34,065 6,683 2,429
Road tractor 2012 2022* 125.5 116.8 8.7 139.7 116.8 22.9 48,027 40,150 7,876 2,909
Road tractor 2013 2022* 224.4 197.1 27.2 268.9 197.1 71.8 60,505 44,350 16,155 4,445
Road tractor 2014 2022* 297.7 263.2 34.5 354.2 263.2 91.0 68,843 51,150 17,693 5,145
Road tractor 2015 2022* 506.5 438.9 67.6 617.3 438.9 178.4 78,127 55,548 22,579 7,901
Road tractor 2016 2022* 623.8 534.9 89.0 769.6 534.9 234.7 83,760 58,213 25,547 9,188
Road tractor 2017 2022* 686.0 583.0 103.0 854.8 583.0 271.8 91,084 62,119 28,965 9,385
Road tractor 2018 2022* 756.3 636.4 119.9 952.7 636.4 316.3 91,872 61,370 30,501 10,370
Road tractor 2019 2022* 700.5 586.1 114.4 888.0 586.1 301.9 96,650 63,789 32,861 9,188
Road tractor 2020 2022* 469.1 399.2 69.9 583.6 399.2 184.4 103,121 70,535 32,586 5,659
Road tractor 2021 2022* 569.6 476.2 93.4 722.6 476.2 246.4 104,919 69,142 35,777 6,887
Road tractor 2022 2022* 318.1 257.5 60.6 417.4 257.5 159.9 50,093 30,907 19,185 8,333
Lorry (road tractor not included) Total of all construction years 2022* 2,033.6 1,866.1 167.5 2,307.9 1,866.1 441.8 35,176 28,442 6,734 65,611
Lorry (road tractor not included) Year of construction 1900 to 2000 2022* 23.5 22.2 1.3 25.7 22.2 3.4 3,656 3,167 489 7,020
Lorry (road tractor not included) Year of construction 2000 to 2005 2022* 30.9 29.0 1.9 34.0 29.0 5.0 8,405 7,179 1,226 4,043
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2005 2022* 11.7 11.0 0.7 12.9 11.0 1.9 12,907 10,973 1,934 999
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2006 2022* 24.4 22.9 1.6 27.0 22.9 4.1 15,333 13,003 2,330 1,759
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2007 2022* 30.5 28.6 2.0 33.8 28.6 5.2 17,015 14,395 2,620 1,984
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2008 2022* 47.5 44.4 3.0 52.5 44.4 8.0 18,517 15,681 2,836 2,834
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2009 2022* 58.0 54.2 3.8 64.3 54.2 10.1 22,831 19,237 3,594 2,818
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2010 2022* 52.9 49.5 3.4 58.4 49.5 9.0 24,693 20,901 3,792 2,366
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2011 2022* 71.6 66.9 4.7 79.3 66.9 12.4 30,023 25,343 4,680 2,641
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2012 2022* 80.3 75.0 5.3 88.9 75.0 13.9 32,997 27,855 5,142 2,694
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2013 2022* 94.9 86.8 8.1 108.2 86.8 21.4 39,362 31,571 7,791 2,750
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2014 2022* 94.9 88.2 6.7 105.9 88.2 17.8 41,408 34,461 6,947 2,558
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2015 2022* 139.4 127.8 11.6 158.4 127.8 30.6 47,452 38,273 9,179 3,338
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2016 2022* 188.0 171.2 16.8 215.6 171.2 44.4 50,895 40,404 10,491 4,237
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2017 2022* 206.1 189.6 16.5 233.1 189.6 43.5 55,854 45,438 10,416 4,173
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2018 2022* 223.9 199.3 24.5 264.1 199.3 64.7 57,043 43,065 13,978 4,629
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2019 2022* 246.3 226.5 19.8 278.7 226.5 52.2 56,979 46,300 10,679 4,892
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2020 2022* 172.6 159.0 13.6 194.8 159.0 35.8 55,571 45,368 10,203 3,505
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2021 2022* 154.1 138.4 15.7 179.8 138.4 41.4 56,516 43,505 13,011 3,181
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2022 2022* 82.0 75.6 6.5 92.6 75.6 17.0 29,030 23,692 5,338 3,190
To 10 000 kg Total of all construction years 2022* 140.5 135.8 4.8 148.3 135.8 12.5 14,058 12,869 1,189 10,552
To 10 000 kg Year of construction 1900 to 2000 2022* 8.2 7.8 0.3 8.7 7.8 0.9 3,245 2,914 331 2,684
To 10 000 kg Year of construction 2000 to 2005 2022* 6.0 5.7 0.2 6.4 5.7 0.6 6,093 5,472 621 1,046
To 10 000 kg 2005 2022* 1.7 1.6 0.1 1.8 1.6 0.2 9,979 8,961 1,018 180
To 10 000 kg 2006 2022* 2.8 2.6 0.1 2.9 2.6 0.3 9,829 8,826 1,003 299
To 10 000 kg 2007 2022* 2.8 2.7 0.1 3.0 2.7 0.3 10,367 9,309 1,057 293
To 10 000 kg 2008 2022* 4.5 4.3 0.2 4.8 4.3 0.5 11,657 10,468 1,189 414
To 10 000 kg 2009 2022* 3.3 3.2 0.1 3.6 3.2 0.4 12,072 10,841 1,231 296
To 10 000 kg 2010 2022* 5.1 4.9 0.2 5.5 4.9 0.6 16,269 14,609 1,659 336
To 10 000 kg 2011 2022* 4.0 3.8 0.2 4.2 3.8 0.4 13,992 12,565 1,427 303
To 10 000 kg 2012 2022* 5.1 4.9 0.2 5.5 4.9 0.6 15,762 14,154 1,608 347
To 10 000 kg 2013 2022* 6.5 6.5 0.1 6.6 6.5 0.2 17,746 17,338 408 374
To 10 000 kg 2014 2022* 5.2 4.9 0.3 5.7 4.9 0.8 18,543 15,817 2,726 310
To 10 000 kg 2015 2022* 11.3 11.1 0.2 11.6 11.1 0.5 22,295 21,247 1,048 522
To 10 000 kg 2016 2022* 11.6 11.0 0.6 12.6 11.0 1.7 23,570 20,482 3,088 536
To 10 000 kg 2017 2022* 12.1 11.9 0.2 12.4 11.9 0.5 27,025 25,944 1,081 458
To 10 000 kg 2018 2022* 13.0 12.5 0.4 13.6 12.5 1.1 28,351 26,083 2,268 481
To 10 000 kg 2019 2022* 12.1 11.9 0.3 12.6 11.9 0.7 26,319 24,845 1,474 477
To 10 000 kg 2020 2022* 12.1 11.8 0.3 12.5 11.8 0.7 27,038 25,578 1,460 461
To 10 000 kg 2021 2022* 9.8 9.4 0.4 10.4 9.4 1.0 24,711 22,388 2,323 420
To 10 000 kg 2022 2022* 3.4 3.2 0.3 3.8 3.2 0.7 12,150 10,024 2,126 316
10 000 to 20 000 kg Total of all construction years 2022* 764.8 725.0 39.8 830.0 725.0 105.0 30,947 27,031 3,916 26,819
10 000 to 20 000 kg Year of construction 1900 to 2000 2022* 12.6 11.8 0.8 13.8 11.8 2.0 3,788 3,235 553 3,645
10 000 to 20 000 kg Year of construction 2000 to 2005 2022* 13.7 12.9 0.8 15.1 12.9 2.2 8,071 6,893 1,178 1,870
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2005 2022* 4.8 4.5 0.3 5.3 4.5 0.8 12,299 10,503 1,796 427
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2006 2022* 9.9 9.3 0.6 10.9 9.3 1.6 14,273 12,189 2,084 762
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2007 2022* 11.2 10.6 0.7 12.4 10.6 1.8 15,111 12,905 2,206 818
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2008 2022* 19.0 17.9 1.2 20.9 17.9 3.1 17,779 15,183 2,596 1,176
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2009 2022* 18.4 17.3 1.1 20.2 17.3 3.0 19,669 16,797 2,872 1,029
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2010 2022* 20.0 18.7 1.2 22.0 18.7 3.2 23,489 20,060 3,429 935
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2011 2022* 28.1 26.4 1.7 31.0 26.4 4.5 27,939 23,860 4,079 1,108
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2012 2022* 29.8 28.0 1.8 32.8 28.0 4.8 29,472 25,169 4,303 1,113
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2013 2022* 39.6 37.7 1.9 42.7 37.7 5.1 36,393 32,062 4,331 1,175
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2014 2022* 37.4 35.9 1.5 39.9 35.9 4.0 36,928 33,198 3,730 1,081
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2015 2022* 49.9 47.5 2.5 54.0 47.5 6.5 42,308 37,189 5,119 1,276
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2016 2022* 72.4 69.3 3.1 77.4 69.3 8.1 46,591 41,699 4,892 1,661
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2017 2022* 73.9 69.7 4.2 80.8 69.7 11.1 50,774 43,818 6,956 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

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.
Total 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 Dutch vehicles
Kilometres by foreign vehicles
The total distance travelled (in km) by foreign vehicles in the Netherlands.
Kilometres by Dutch vehicles
The total distance travelled (in km) in the Netherlands and abroad by vehicles with a Dutch registration plate.
Total kilometres by Dutch vehicles
The total distance travelled (in km) in the Netherlands and abroad by vehicles with a Dutch registration plate.
Kilometres in the Netherlands
Kilometres abroad
The total distance travelled (in km) abroad by vehicles with a Dutch registration plate.
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.
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.