Lorries and road tractors by age in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Lorries and road tractors by age was 3.61 million Number in 2011. ▲ Rising
Lorries and road tractors by age in United Kingdom, 1970–2011
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lorries and road tractors by age in United Kingdom is 3.61 million Number, measured in 2011.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lorries and road tractors by age in United Kingdom peaked at 3.65 million Number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.62 million Number, in 1970.
United Kingdom ranks 4th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Lorries and road tractors by age in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.62 million Number | — |
| 1975 | 1.78 million Number | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 1.85 million Number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 1.91 million Number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 2.71 million Number | +41.7% |
| 1991 | 2.64 million Number | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 2.64 million Number | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.59 million Number | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 2.59 million Number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 2.46 million Number | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 2.66 million Number | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 2.68 million Number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 2.77 million Number | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 2.80 million Number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 2.86 million Number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 2.96 million Number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 3.05 million Number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 3.07 million Number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 3.34 million Number | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 3.37 million Number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 3.50 million Number | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 3.62 million Number | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 3.65 million Number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 3.56 million Number | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 3.58 million Number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.61 million Number | +0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lorries and road tractors by age in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +41.7% | 1.91 million Number | 2.71 million Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.70 million Number | 1.62 million Number | 1.78 million Number | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.88 million Number | 1.85 million Number | 1.91 million Number | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.65 million Number | 2.46 million Number | 2.80 million Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.30 million Number | 2.86 million Number | 3.65 million Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.59 million Number | 3.58 million Number | 3.61 million Number | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lorries and road tractors by age in United Kingdom?
- Lorries and road tractors by age in United Kingdom was 3.61 million Number in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest lorries and road tractors by age recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 3.65 million Number in 2008.
- What is the lowest lorries and road tractors by age recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 million Number in 1970.
- How does United Kingdom rank for lorries and road tractors by age?
- United Kingdom ranks 4th out of 43 countries with data for 2011.
- Is lorries and road tractors by age rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Lorries and road tractors by age (until 2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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