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 by Dutch vehicles Kilometres abroad (x million km) Average annual kilometres Average annual kilometres abroad (km)
Lorries and road tractors Total of all construction years 2022* 2,579.4 16,148
Lorries and road tractors Year of construction 1900 to 2000 2022* 4.8 549
Lorries and road tractors Year of construction 2000 to 2005 2022* 8.7 1,452
Lorries and road tractors 2005 2022* 4.7 2,584
Lorries and road tractors 2006 2022* 9.4 2,987
Lorries and road tractors 2007 2022* 11.1 3,100
Lorries and road tractors 2008 2022* 16.0 3,356
Lorries and road tractors 2009 2022* 16.8 4,005
Lorries and road tractors 2010 2022* 17.0 4,472
Lorries and road tractors 2011 2022* 28.6 5,640
Lorries and road tractors 2012 2022* 36.8 6,562
Lorries and road tractors 2013 2022* 93.2 12,958
Lorries and road tractors 2014 2022* 108.8 14,124
Lorries and road tractors 2015 2022* 209.0 18,599
Lorries and road tractors 2016 2022* 279.2 20,795
Lorries and road tractors 2017 2022* 315.3 23,256
Lorries and road tractors 2018 2022* 381.0 25,402
Lorries and road tractors 2019 2022* 354.2 25,154
Lorries and road tractors 2020 2022* 220.2 24,025
Lorries and road tractors 2021 2022* 287.8 28,584
Lorries and road tractors 2022 2022* 176.9 15,352
Road tractor Total of all construction years 2022* 2,137.6 22,710
Road tractor Year of construction 1900 to 2000 2022* 1.4 785
Road tractor Year of construction 2000 to 2005 2022* 3.8 1,911
Road tractor 2005 2022* 2.7 3,386
Road tractor 2006 2022* 5.3 3,824
Road tractor 2007 2022* 5.9 3,696
Road tractor 2008 2022* 8.0 4,118
Road tractor 2009 2022* 6.7 4,847
Road tractor 2010 2022* 8.0 5,598
Road tractor 2011 2022* 16.2 6,683
Road tractor 2012 2022* 22.9 7,876
Road tractor 2013 2022* 71.8 16,155
Road tractor 2014 2022* 91.0 17,693
Road tractor 2015 2022* 178.4 22,579
Road tractor 2016 2022* 234.7 25,547
Road tractor 2017 2022* 271.8 28,965
Road tractor 2018 2022* 316.3 30,501
Road tractor 2019 2022* 301.9 32,861
Road tractor 2020 2022* 184.4 32,586
Road tractor 2021 2022* 246.4 35,777
Road tractor 2022 2022* 159.9 19,185
Lorry (road tractor not included) Total of all construction years 2022* 441.8 6,734
Lorry (road tractor not included) Year of construction 1900 to 2000 2022* 3.4 489
Lorry (road tractor not included) Year of construction 2000 to 2005 2022* 5.0 1,226
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2005 2022* 1.9 1,934
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2006 2022* 4.1 2,330
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2007 2022* 5.2 2,620
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2008 2022* 8.0 2,836
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2009 2022* 10.1 3,594
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2010 2022* 9.0 3,792
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2011 2022* 12.4 4,680
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2012 2022* 13.9 5,142
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2013 2022* 21.4 7,791
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2014 2022* 17.8 6,947
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2015 2022* 30.6 9,179
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2016 2022* 44.4 10,491
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2017 2022* 43.5 10,416
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2018 2022* 64.7 13,978
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2019 2022* 52.2 10,679
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2020 2022* 35.8 10,203
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2021 2022* 41.4 13,011
Lorry (road tractor not included) 2022 2022* 17.0 5,338
To 10 000 kg Total of all construction years 2022* 12.5 1,189
To 10 000 kg Year of construction 1900 to 2000 2022* 0.9 331
To 10 000 kg Year of construction 2000 to 2005 2022* 0.6 621
To 10 000 kg 2005 2022* 0.2 1,018
To 10 000 kg 2006 2022* 0.3 1,003
To 10 000 kg 2007 2022* 0.3 1,057
To 10 000 kg 2008 2022* 0.5 1,189
To 10 000 kg 2009 2022* 0.4 1,231
To 10 000 kg 2010 2022* 0.6 1,659
To 10 000 kg 2011 2022* 0.4 1,427
To 10 000 kg 2012 2022* 0.6 1,608
To 10 000 kg 2013 2022* 0.2 408
To 10 000 kg 2014 2022* 0.8 2,726
To 10 000 kg 2015 2022* 0.5 1,048
To 10 000 kg 2016 2022* 1.7 3,088
To 10 000 kg 2017 2022* 0.5 1,081
To 10 000 kg 2018 2022* 1.1 2,268
To 10 000 kg 2019 2022* 0.7 1,474
To 10 000 kg 2020 2022* 0.7 1,460
To 10 000 kg 2021 2022* 1.0 2,323
To 10 000 kg 2022 2022* 0.7 2,126
10 000 to 20 000 kg Total of all construction years 2022* 105.0 3,916
10 000 to 20 000 kg Year of construction 1900 to 2000 2022* 2.0 553
10 000 to 20 000 kg Year of construction 2000 to 2005 2022* 2.2 1,178
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2005 2022* 0.8 1,796
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2006 2022* 1.6 2,084
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2007 2022* 1.8 2,206
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2008 2022* 3.1 2,596
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2009 2022* 3.0 2,872
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2010 2022* 3.2 3,429
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2011 2022* 4.5 4,079
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2012 2022* 4.8 4,303
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2013 2022* 5.1 4,331
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2014 2022* 4.0 3,730
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2015 2022* 6.5 5,119
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2016 2022* 8.1 4,892
10 000 to 20 000 kg 2017 2022* 11.1 6,956
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 by Dutch vehicles
The total distance travelled (in km) in the Netherlands and abroad by vehicles with a Dutch registration plate.
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.
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.