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Statistics about
Road traffic volumes
The statistics show total and average distances covered by Norwegian passenger cars, road goods vehicles, buses and coaches by type of vehicle, type of fuel, age of vehicle and the owner’s place of residence.
Selected figures from this statistics
- Road traffic volumes, by type of vehicleDownload table as ...Road traffic volumes, by type of vehicle
2022 2023 Change (per cent) 2018 - 2023 2022 - 2023 Total road traffic volumes (million km) All vehicles 45 403.6 45 699.1 -0.7 0.7 All passenger cars 35 310.2 35 675.7 -0.9 1.0 All buses 541.3 563.9 -2.7 4.2 All vans and small lorries 7 461.6 7 408.2 0.3 -0.7 All heavy lorries and road tractors 2 090.5 2 051.2 0.4 -1.9 Average road traffic volumes per vehicle (km) All vehicles 11 927 12 045 -6.8 1.0 All passenger cars 11 097 11 274 -7.1 1.6 All buses 35 138 36 454 4.6 3.7 All vans and small lorries 13 499 13 298 -6.3 -1.5 All heavy lorries and road tractors 36 842 35 896 0.3 -2.6 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 14 June 2021.
Carrying capacity
Carrying capacity is the differnce between the maximum permissible weight of the vehicle and the sum of the unladen weight of the vehicle and the weight of driver (75 kg).
Total weight of the vehicle
The maximum permissible weight of the vehicle included people and goods.
Mini-bus
Bus registered to carry from 10 to 16 persons.
Bus
Bus registered to carry more than 16 seated or standing persons.
Coach
Bus registered to carry more than 16 passengers, constructed exclusively for the carriage of seated passengers.
Combined vehicle
Lorries or vans with an extra row of passenger seats behind the driver’ seat.
Small lorries
Lorries with a carrying capacity of less than 3.5 tonnes.
Small combined vehicles
Combined vehicles with a carrying capacity of less than 1 tonne.
Large combined vehicles
Combined vehicles with a carrying capacity of between 1 and 3.5 tonnes.
Small vans
Vans with a carrying capacity of less than 1 tonne.
Large vans
Vans with a carrying capacity of between 1 and 3.5 tonnes.
Heavy lorries
Lorries with a carrying capacity of 3.5 tonnes or more.
Road tractors
Vehicles with a carrying capacity of 3.5 tonnes or more, constructed exclusively or primarily to haul semi-trailers.
Electric cars
Cars running on batteries charged from the power grid.
Hybrid cars
Cars combining combustion engine and electric motor as power source. The combustion engine is usually a petrol or diesel engine. The batteries can be charged from the power grid or the car's generator.
Vehicle-kilometres
Kilometres driven with and without load.
The vehicle groups in the Eurostat tables follow international definitions.
The vehicle groups in the national tables are mainly aggregated from the national standard for vehicle groups.
The vehicle groups in the Eurostat tables follow international definitions.