Traffic performance of motor vehicles in the Netherlands, 1980-2002

The number of vehicle kilometres continues to increase annually. Passenger cars drive more than 100 billion kilometres.

Car use increasing

Since 1980, the total number of vehicle kilometres (traffic performance) travelled by passenger cars has increased by almost 70% to more than 101 billion kilometres. The traffic performance of delivery vans was more than 18 billion kilometres in 2002, more than four times as many passenger kilometres as in 1980. Heavy goods vehicles travelled approximately 8 billion kilometres in the Netherlands in 2002. This is 35% more than in 1980.

Technical note

The figures relate to traffic performance on Dutch territory.

References

• CBS (2002). Statistiek van het personenvervoer. Statistics Netherlands, Voorburg/Heerlen.
• CBS (2003). Statline. De mobiliteit van de Nederlandse bevolking. Statistics Netherlands, Voorburg/Heerlen.

Relevant sections and indicators in the Environmental Data Compendium

• Road traffic in the Netherlands: volume developments and environmental pressure, 1990-2002
• Emissions to air by Traffic and transport in the Netherlands, 1990-2002*

Relevant information outside of the Environmental Data Compendium

• More information about traffic performance can be found on Statline (Statistics Netherlands).