7.5% of passenger cars are electric
On 1 August 2022, there were 5,947,479 passenger cars in Belgium, compared to 5,927,912 a year earlier. This is a 0.3% increase. The number of passenger cars has increased by 0.8% on average over the last ten years. This is what emerged from the new figures of Statbel, the Belgian statistical office.
Hybrid cars currently account for 6.3% of the passenger vehicle fleet and have greatly passed the 350,000 car mark: 375,107 hybrid cars compared to only 258,916 in 2021 (+45%).
The number of fully electric passenger cars has increased by 75% (71,651) and gas cars by 11% (17,740).
Since 2015, the number of diesel passenger cars has been decreasing a little faster every year. In 2022, there were 7.6% fewer diesel cars than a year earlier. So, on 1 August, there were 2,424,932 diesel cars. Simultaneously, the number of petrol cars continues to increase (+2.3% in 2022) and stands at 3,021,102 units. Petrol cars now account for 50.8% of the passenger car fleet, against 40.8% for diesel.
Besides passenger cars, Belgium has 16,557 buses and coaches, 958,553 commercial vehicles for the transport of goods, 55,075 tractors, 203,472 agricultural tractors and 82,634 special motor vehicles. Furthermore, 533,107 motorcycles are registered in Belgium, bringing the total of the vehicle fleet to 7,796,877 units.
Evolution of the vehicle fleet 2021-2022
| On 1st August of the year | 2021 | 2022 | 2022/2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total vehicle fleet (including motorcycles) | 7,751,422 | 7,796,877 | +0.6% |
| Passenger vehicles | 5,927,912 | 5,947,479 | +0.3% |
| - petrol | 2,951,770 | 3,021,102 | +2.3% |
| - diesel | 2,623,556 | 2,424,932 | -7.6% |
| - gas | 15,999 | 17,740 | +10.9% |
| - with an electric motor | 40,851 | 71,651 | +75.4% |
| - hybrid | 258,916 | 375,107 | +44.9% |
| - not specified | 36,820 | 36,947 | +0.3% |
| Buses and coaches | 16,628 | 16,557 | -0.4% |
| Lorries, delivery vans, cross-country vehicles and tank vehicles | 946,427 | 958,553 | +1.3% |
| Tractors (a) | 53,899 | 55,075 | +2.2% |
| Agricultural tractors | 200,332 | 203,472 | +1.6% |
| Specialized vehicles (b) | 80,876 | 82,634 | +2.2% |
| Motorcycles (c) | 525,348 | 533,107 | +1.5% |
| Inhabitants per passenger car on 1st August (d) | 1.9 | 2.0 | +0.5% |
| N/A: Not (yet) available. (a) Tractors are commercial motor vehicles coupled to a semi-trailer (vehicle without front axle). (b) Specialized vehicles are slow vehicles whose dimensions and weight exceed the established maximum limits. The maximum authorized weight in Belgium is 44 tonnes. Vehicles of this category may therefore only be used on public roads under strict conditions. (c) All motorcycles driving 40km/h or faster. That is all motorcycles and most mopeds. (d) Population figure on 1st January of the year |
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Size of the vehicle fleet (2018-2022)
| On 1st August of the year | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger vehicles | 5,853,782 | 5,889,210 | 5,888,589 | 5,927,912 | 5,947,479 | ||||||
| - petrol | 2,518,942 | 2,709,604 | 2,843,903 | 2,951,770 | 3,021,102 | ||||||
| - diesel | 3,193,658 | 3,005,928 | 2,815,755 | 2,623,556 | 2,424,932 | ||||||
| - gas | 15,500 | 14,924 | 14,957 | 15,999 | 17,740 | ||||||
| - with an electric motor | 9,244 | 15,338 | 23,983 | 40,851 | 71,651 | ||||||
| - hybrid | 87,012 | 110,984 | 154,807 | 258,916 | 375,107 | ||||||
| - not specified | 29,426 | 32,432 | 35,184 | 36,820 | 36,947 | ||||||
| Inhabitants per passenger car on 1st August (d) | 1.94 | 1.94 | 1.95 | 1.94 | 1.95 | ||||||
| N/A: Not (yet) available. (d) Population figure on 1st January of the year |
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Size of the vehicle fleet (2018-2022)
| On 1st August of the year | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total vehicle fleet (including motorcycles) | 7,533,172 | 7,614,082 | 7,651,138 | 7,751,422 | 7,796,877 | ||||||
| Passenger vehicles | 5,853,782 | 5,889,210 | 5,888,589 | 5,927,912 | 5,947,479 | ||||||
| Busses and coaches | 16,125 | 16,542 | 16,422 | 16,628 | 16,557 | ||||||
| Lorries, delivery vans, cross-country vehicles and tank vehicles | 856,096 | 885,487 | 910,356 | 946,427 | 958,553 | ||||||
| Tractors (a) | 50,230 | 52,694 | 52,802 | 53,899 | 55,075 | ||||||
| Agricultural tractors | 192,187 | 194,399 | 196,504 | 200,332 | 203,472 | ||||||
| Specialized vehicles (b) | 74,257 | 76,640 | 78,469 | 80,876 | 82,634 | ||||||
| Motorcycles (c) | 490,495 | 499,110 | 507,996 | 525,348 | 533,107 | ||||||
| N/A: Not (yet) available. (a) Tractors are commercial motor vehicles coupled to a semi-trailer (vehicle without front axle). (b) Specialized vehicles are slow vehicles whose dimensions and weight exceed the established maximum limits. The maximum authorized weight in Belgium is 44 tonnes. Vehicles of this category may therefore only be used on public roads under strict conditions. (c) All motorcycles driving 40km/h or faster. That is all motorcycles and most mopeds. |
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Purpose and brief description
The vehicle fleet gives an overview of all motorised vehicles registered in Belgium on 1st August
Population
Motor vehicle / Vehicle fleet
Data collection method and sample size
Administrative data
Frequency
Annually
Timing of publication
Results available 1 month after the reference period.
Definitions
Vehicle types: passenger cars, buses and coaches, lorries, tractors, agricultural tractors, specialized vehicles, motorcycles
Fuel type: petrol, diesel, gas, electricity.
Tractors are commercial motor vehicles coupled to a semi-trailer (vehicle without front axle).
Specialized vehicles are slow vehicles whose dimensions and weight exceed the established maximum limits. The maximum authorized weight in Belgium is 44 tonnes. Vehicles of this category may therefore only be used on public roads under strict conditions.
All motorcycles driving 40km/h or faster. That is all motorcycles and most mopeds.