National road freight transport by distance class and type of in Netherlands

Netherlands: National road freight transport by distance class and type of was 33,514 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
33,514
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
8th
of 30 countries
All-time high
36,271
in 2021
All-time low
17,107
in 1983
Years of data
44
1982–2025

National road freight transport by distance class and type of in Netherlands, 1982–2025

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1982200320251982: 17.6k1983: 17.1k1984: 18.1k1985: 18.2k1986: 19.0k1987: 19.9k1988: 21.9k1989: 21.8k1990: 22.6k1991: 23.0k1992: 25.3k1993: 25.7k1994: 25.5k1995: 26.7k1996: 27.3k1997: 27.4k1998: 28.2k1999: 32.7k2000: 31.5k2001: 31.0k2002: 30.3k2003: 31.8k2004: 33.9k2005: 31.8k2006: 31.0k2007: 30.7k2008: 32.0k2009: 31.3k2010: 30.1k2011: 30.3k2012: 28.7k2013: 32.3k2014: 32.3k2015: 32.2k2016: 34.1k2017: 33.2k2018: 34.3k2019: 35.4k2020: 35.0k2021: 36.3k2022: 35.4k2023: 33.1k2024: 33.6k2025: 33.5k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, national road freight transport by distance class and type of in Netherlands stood at 33,514.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, national road freight transport by distance class and type of in Netherlands peaked at 36,271 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17,107, in 1983.

That places Netherlands 8th out of 30 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

National road freight transport by distance class and type of in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for National road freight transport by distance class and type of transport (tkm) - annual data in Netherlands, 1982 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1982 17,596
1983 17,107 -2.8%
1984 18,123 +5.9%
1985 18,190 +0.4%
1986 18,980 +4.3%
1987 19,935 +5.0%
1988 21,857 +9.6%
1989 21,757 -0.5%
1990 22,581 +3.8%
1991 23,037 +2.0%
1992 25,271 +9.7%
1993 25,658 +1.5%
1994 25,458 -0.8%
1995 26,683 +4.8%
1996 27,303 +2.3%
1997 27,384 +0.3%
1998 28,240 +3.1%
1999 32,682 +15.7%
2000 31,537 -3.5%
2001 30,999 -1.7%
2002 30,256 -2.4%
2003 31,785 +5.1%
2004 33,938 +6.8%
2005 31,827 -6.2%
2006 31,009 -2.6%
2007 30,686 -1.0%
2008 32,009 +4.3%
2009 31,337 -2.1%
2010 30,064 -4.1%
2011 30,325 +0.9%
2012 28,695 -5.4%
2013 32,299 +12.6%
2014 32,253 -0.1%
2015 32,170 -0.3%
2016 34,053 +5.9%
2017 33,162 -2.6%
2018 34,295 +3.4%
2019 35,406 +3.2%
2020 34,998 -1.2%
2021 36,271 +3.6%
2022 35,433 -2.3%
2023 33,127 -6.5%
2024 33,636 +1.5%
2025 33,514 -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 19,193 17,107 21,857 8
1990s 26,430 22,581 32,682 10
2000s 31,538 30,256 33,938 10
2010s 32,272 28,695 35,406 10
2020s 34,496 33,127 36,271 6

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 5 Poland 152,239 compare
  2. 6 Italy 145,739 compare
  3. 7 Sweden 40,024 compare
  4. 9 Czechia 28,163 compare
  5. 10 Romania 24,683 compare
  6. 11 Finland 24,052 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is national road freight transport by distance class and type of in Netherlands?
National road freight transport by distance class and type of in Netherlands was 33,514 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest national road freight transport by distance class and type of recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 36,271 in 2021.
What is the lowest national road freight transport by distance class and type of recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 17,107 in 1983.
How does Netherlands rank for national road freight transport by distance class and type of?
Netherlands ranks 8th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
Is national road freight transport by distance class and type of rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of National road freight transport by distance class and type of transport (tkm) - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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National road freight transport by distance class and type of transport (tkm) - annual data
Source
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Coverage
30 places, 910 data points, 1982–2025
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