Indicator Fact Sheet

Size and composition of the vehicle fleet

Indicator Fact Sheet

Prod-ID: IND-141-en

Also known as: TERM 032

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Topics: Transport

This page was archived on 26 Aug 2017 with reason: A new version has been published

Assessment made on 01 Sep 2003

Generic metadata

Classification

Topics:

Transport

DPSIR: Driving force

Identification

Indicator codes

TERM 032

Contents

Policy issue: The size of the privately owned vehicle fleet (cars and powered two-wheelers) is an important driving factor behind road transport demand and the environmental pressures it causes

Figures

Evolution of the vehicle fleet in the EEA-30, 1990-2000

Key assessment

The level of car ownership is growing rapidly in the EEA-31, especially in countries with relatively low car ownership levels, like the acceding countries (AC) and the candidate countries (CC). Increasing private vehicle ownership has proven to lead to increased usage of private vehicles and might have the opposite effect on public transport usage.The number of trucks - strongly related to economic development - also increased considerably, in particular in the AC and CC, reflecting the greater dependence of their transport systems on road transport