Statistics Norway

Registered distances covered by vehicles

1 Distances covered by vehicles, by type of vehicle. 2005-2009. Million kms
Type of vehicle 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
All vehicles 37 743.6 39 342.7 42 366.4 43 034.2 42 609.7
All passenger cars 28 708.4 29 879.9 32 247.2 32 713.7 32 631.1
Passenger cars 27 972.4 29 067.0 31 360.6 31 781.0 31 740.1
Taxis  527.7  543.0  561.6  585.3  562.8
Ambulances 31.3 35.3 37.4 38.7 37.7
Motor homes  177.1  234.7  287.5  308.8  290.4
All buses  774.0  745.5  721.6  694.2  644.9
Mini-buses  317.3  273.3  241.2  198.7  153.5
Buses and coaches  456.7  472.2  480.4  495.5  491.4
All vans and small lorries 6 503.2 6 862.9 7 385.9 7 604.9 7 445.2
Small lorries  601.4  575.4  532.9  474.6  418.1
Small combined vehicles  988.8  915.1  841.4  733.3  632.9
Large combined vehicles  259.2  229.8  204.8  175.1  148.4
Small vans 3 744.9 4 174.6 4 745.6 5 072.9 5 090.4
Large vans  908.9  967.9 1 061.2 1 149.0 1 155.4
All heavy lorries and road tractors 1 758.0 1 854.4 2 011.7 2 021.4 1 888.6
Lorries with gross vehicle weight of 12 tonnes or less 78.2 75.3 71.9 66.1 61.2
Lorries with gross vehicle weight over 12 tonnes 1 216.0 1 275.5 1 358.2 1 348.7 1 273.9
Road tractors  463.7  503.6  581.6  606.7  553.5
Source: Statistics Norway.

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