Road tractors by type of motor energy in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Road tractors by type of motor energy was 106,165 Number in 2011. ▲ Rising
Latest (2011)
106,165 Number
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
8th
of 42 countries
All-time high
333,466 Number
in 2005
All-time low
90,000 Number
in 1983
Years of data
26
1975–2011
Road tractors by type of motor energy in United Kingdom, 1975–2011
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2011, road tractors by type of motor energy in United Kingdom stood at 106,165 Number.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 66.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, road tractors by type of motor energy in United Kingdom peaked at 333,466 Number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 90,000 Number, in 1983.
That places United Kingdom 8th out of 42 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Road tractors by type of motor energy in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 104,000 Number | — |
| 1979 | 124,000 Number | +19.2% |
| 1980 | 116,000 Number | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 108,000 Number | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 92,000 Number | -14.8% |
| 1983 | 90,000 Number | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 94,000 Number | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 94,000 Number | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 95,000 Number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 98,000 Number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 109,000 Number | +11.2% |
| 1989 | 114,000 Number | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 106,000 Number | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 105,000 Number | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 109,000 Number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 108,000 Number | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 113,460 Number | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 117,000 Number | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 119,000 Number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 121,000 Number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 319,505 Number | +164.1% |
| 2005 | 333,466 Number | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 102,682 Number | -69.2% |
| 2009 | 97,841 Number | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 101,467 Number | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 106,165 Number | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 114,000 Number | 104,000 Number | 124,000 Number | 2 |
| 1980s | 101,000 Number | 90,000 Number | 116,000 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 112,308 Number | 105,000 Number | 121,000 Number | 8 |
| 2000s | 213,374 Number | 97,841 Number | 333,466 Number | 4 |
| 2010s | 103,816 Number | 101,467 Number | 106,165 Number | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 5 Türkiye 164,417 Number compare
- 6 Spain 161,037 Number compare
- 7 Italy 154,757 Number compare
- 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 106,165 Number compare
- 10 Romania 77,685 Number compare
- 11 Netherlands 71,487 Number compare
- 11 Netherlands 71,487 Number compare
More energy & mining data for United Kingdom
- Energy use — Total final energy consumption 109,689 Tonnes of oil equivalent (2023)
- Energy use — Direct on-farm energy consumption 1,175 Tonnes of oil equivalent (2023)
- Passenger cars, by type of motor energy and size of engine 32.91 million Number (2024)
- Supply, transformation and consumption of electricity 24,556 Gigawatt-hour (2019)
- Gross production of electricity and derived heat from non-combustible 7,691 Gigawatt-hour (2019)
- New passenger cars by type of motor energy and engine size 1.95 million Number (2024)
- Imports of solid fossil fuels by partner country 7,404 Thousand tonnes (2019)
- Exports of solid fossil fuels by partner country 751 Thousand tonnes (2019)
- Imports of natural gas by partner country 47,380 Million cubic metres (2019)
- Exports of natural gas by partner country 8,033 Million cubic metres (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is road tractors by type of motor energy in United Kingdom?
- Road tractors by type of motor energy in United Kingdom was 106,165 Number in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest road tractors by type of motor energy recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 333,466 Number in 2005.
- What is the lowest road tractors by type of motor energy recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,000 Number in 1983.
- How does United Kingdom rank for road tractors by type of motor energy?
- United Kingdom ranks 8th out of 42 countries with data for 2011.
- Is road tractors by type of motor energy rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.8%. 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 Road tractors by type of motor energy (until 2013). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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