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Other statistics by the Icelandic Transportation Office

Average driving of cars

2022

Number of vehicles

No. of sample

Percentage of sample

Average daily driving

Average annual driving

Petrol

Passenger cars

145.524

81.692

56%

33,11

12.087

Buses ≤5t

117

50

43%

12,52

4.571

Buses >5t

4

3

75%

-

-

Ambulances

5.809

2.878

50%

30,37

11.085

Trucks ≤12t

619

171

28%

14,65

5.347

Trucks >12t

13

3

23%

-

-

Diesel

Passenger cars

90.386

55.074

61%

45,67

16.669

Buses ≤5t

1.192

694

58%

72,76

26.557

Buses >5t

1.816

1007

55%

118,17

43.130

Ambulances

25.218

14.625

58%

43,87

16.013

Trucks ≤12t

5.739

3.379

59%

46,20

16.861

Trucks >12t

7.470

3.978

53%

93,22

34.024

Passenger cars, other energy sources

Electricity

17.323

1.993

12%

37,75

13.779

Petrol / Electricity

11.264

3.394

30%

33,84

12.352

Petrol / Electrical socket

19.260

4.365

23%

42,37

15.466

Diesel / Electricity

1.136

31

3%

-

-

Diesel / Electrical connector

1.025

404

39%

46,56

16.993

Petrol / Methane

1.393

861

62%

43,72

15.959

Total

Passenger cars

287.550

147.943

51%

38,25

13.961

Buses ≤5t

1.313

744

57%

68,71

25.080

Buses >5t

1.848

1012

55%

119,66

43.678

Ambulances

31.887

17.763

56%

41,49

15.143

Trucks ≤12t

6.364

3.550

56%

44,68

16.307

Trucks >12t

7.507

3.992

53%

93,06

33.968

Average driving of cars

2021

Number of vehicles

No. of sample

Percentage of sample

Average daily driving

Average annual driving

Petrol

Passenger cars

149.903

82.425

55%

30,19

11.020

Buses ≤5t

117

50

43%

23,12

8.440

Buses >5t

5

5

100%

18,41

6.721

Ambulances

5.806

2.916

50%

27,27

9.954

Trucks ≤12t

618

127

21%

19,50

7.118

Trucks >12t

13

1

8%

-

-

Diesel

Passenger cars

88.778

51.515

58%

42,20

15.404

Buses ≤5t

1.238

627

51%

45,40

16.570

Buses >5t

1.740

873

50%

83,22

30.376

Ambulances

23.912

13.591

57%

37,85

13.817

Trucks ≤12t

5.599

3.053

55%

39,04

14.251

Trucks >12t

7.166

3.559

50%

67,10

24.490

Passenger cars, other energy sources

Electricity

10.484

1.383

13%

32,90

12.010

Petrol / Electricity

8.545

2.660

31%

33,20

12.120

Petrol / Electrical socket

14.364

2.877

20%

40,90

14.930

Diesel / Electricity

678

11

2%

-

-

Diesel / Electrical connector

866

286

33%

47,14

17.204

Petrol / Methane

1.400

899

64%

39,10

14.273

Total

Passenger cars

275.259

142.155

52%

34,94

12.755

Buses ≤5t

1.359

677

50%

43,75

15.969

Buses >5t

1.772

878

50%

82,85

30.242

Ambulances

30.309

16.714

55%

35,94

13.118

Trucks ≤12t

6.222

3.180

51%

38,26

13.966

Trucks >12t

7.200

3.570

50%

67,19

24.525

2020

Number of vehicles

No. of sample

Percentage of sample

Average daily driving

Average annual driving

Petrol

Passenger cars

156.335

82.309

53%

30,22

11.029

Buses ≤5t

95

49

52%

17,82

6.503

Buses >5t

6

5

83%

23,05

8.412

Ambulances

6.011

2.928

49%

27,99

10.214

Trucks ≤12t

624

121

19%

16,83

6.144

Trucks >12t

13

1

8%

-

-

Diesel

Passenger cars

88.209

44.654

51%

42,55

15.530

Buses ≤5t

1.257

559

44%

60,13

21.948

Buses >5t

1.720

790

46%

113,91

41.576

Ambulances

22.949

12.126

53%

38,15

13.925

Trucks ≤12t

5.446

2.797

51%

39,17

14.297

Trucks >12t

7.007

3.443

49%

64,42

23.513

Passenger cars, other energy sources

Electricity

6.271

827

13%

32,21

11.755

Petrol / Electricity

6.597

1.949

30%

33,68

12.293

Petrol / Electrical socket

9.658

1.395

14%

45,12

16.468

Diesel / Electricity

198

9

5%

-

-

Diesel / Electrical connector

689

204

30%

47,04

17.171

Petrol / Methane

1.419

708

50%

40,45

14.764

Total

Passenger cars

269.615

132.157

49%

34,70

12.665

Buses ≤5t

1.356

608

45%

56,72

20.704

Buses >5t

1.749

795

45%

113,34

41.368

Ambulances

29.461

15.234

52%

36,14

13.192

Trucks ≤12t

6.073

2.918

48%

38,24

13.959

Trucks >12t

7.040

3.454

49%

64,42

23.513

2019

Number of vehicles

No. of sample

Percentage of sample

Average daily driving

Average annual driving

Petrol

Passenger cars

163.424

84.654

52%

30,85

11.261

Buses ≤5t

95

65

68%

24,99

9.123

Buses >5t

6

4

67%

80,10

29.237

Ambulances

6.269

3.214

51%

29,17

10.647

Trucks ≤12t

635

158

25%

21,98

8021

Trucks >12t

13

0

0%

?

?

Diesel

Passenger cars

87.423

38.834

44%

43,87

16.013

Buses ≤5t

1.303

694

53%

74,41

27.158

Buses >5t

1.765

983

56%

127,72

46.616

Ambulances

22.222

11.391

51%

39,15

14.288

Trucks ≤12t

5.250

2.769

53%

40,73

14.865

Trucks >12t

6.919

3.391

49%

67,87

24.772

Total

Passenger cars

269.825

126.330

47%

35,02

12.781

Buses ≤5t

1.386

759

55%

70,17

25.613

Buses >5t

1.792

988

55%

127,43

46.511

Ambulances

28.939

14.744

51%

36,94

13.482

Trucks ≤12t

5.887

2.927

50%

39,71

14.496

Trucks >12t

6.961

3.398

49%

67,81

24.751

2018

Number of vehicles

No. of sample

Percentage of sample

Average daily driving

Average annual driving

Petrol

Passenger cars

167.978

97.278

54%

31,07

11.339

Buses ≤5t

98

67

68%

19,28

7.037

Buses >5t

6

4

67%

87,43

31.911

Ambulances

6.543

3.392

52%

27,78

10.139

Trucks ≤12t

642

137

21%

16,70

6.095

Trucks >12t

12

2

17%

3,46

1.263

Diesel

Passenger cars

84.557

37.498

44%

43,95

16.040

Buses ≤5t

1.346

708

53%

77,06

28.128

Buses >5t

1.723

946

55%

128,30

46.829

Ambulances

21.140

11.077

52%

39,59

14.450

Trucks ≤12t

5.103

2.638

52%

42,36

15.461

Trucks >12t

6.696

3.224

48%

69,70

25.441

Total

Passenger cars

267.383

130.814

49%

34,88

12.730

Buses ≤5t

1.448

775

54%

72,07

26.304

Buses >5t

1.750

951

54%

128,04

46.734

Ambulances

28.059

14.602

52%

36,84

13.447

Trucks ≤12t

5.748

2.775

48%

41,09

14.999

Trucks >12t

6.735

3.233

48%

69,61

25.409

2017

 

Number of people who count

1)

Average daily driving

Average annual driving

Petrol

Passenger cars

94820

31,87

11633

Ambulances

3719

30,04

10965

Diesel

Passenger cars

32604

44,03

16073

Ambulances

10824

41,20

15038

 

2016

Number of people who count

1)

Average daily driving

Average annual driving

Petrol

Passenger cars

106638

 

32,29

11786

Ambulances

4023

29,26

10681

Diesel

Passenger cars

 

31436

43,80

15985

Ambulances

 

10553

41,28

15066

2015

Number of people who count

1)

Average daily driving

Average annual driving

 

Petrol

Passenger cars

106155

32,16

11740

Ambulances

4323

29,22

 

10667

Diesel

Passenger cars

29767

42,95

 

15677

Ambulances

10624

41,33

15085

2014

Number of people who count

 

1)

Average daily driving

Average annual driving

Petrol

Passenger cars

111333

32,61

11903

 

Ambulances

4584

29,85

10895

Diesel

 

Passenger cars

28278

42,26

15425

Ambulances

10620

41,88

15286

 

2013

Number of people who count

1)

Average daily driving

Average annual driving

Petrol

Passenger cars

114886

 

32,58

11892

Ambulances

4782

 

30,50

11133

Diesel

Passenger cars

28553

42,26

15425

Ambulances

 

10878

42,64

15564

2012

Number of people who count

1)

Average daily driving

Average annual driving

 

Petrol

Passenger cars

113027

32,34

11805

 

Ambulances

4808

30,12

10993

Diesel

Passenger cars

25762

42,68

 

15578

Ambulances

10063

42,75

15603

2011

Number of people who count

 

1)

Average daily driving

Average annual driving

Petrol

Passenger cars

 

115335

33,58

12255

Ambulances

4929

30,13

10997

Diesel

 

Passenger cars

25318

44,20

16134

Ambulances

9520

42,59

15544

 

2010

Number of people who count

1)

Average daily driving

 

Average annual driving

Petrol

Passenger cars

111257

33,95

12393

Ambulances

4844

 

30,33

11069

Diesel

Passenger cars

23661

45,43

16580

Ambulances

 

8830

43,07

15720

2009

 

Number of people who count

1)

Average daily driving

Average annual driving

Petrol

Passenger cars

104681

32,94

 

12023

Ambulances

4855

30,74

11222

Diesel

Passenger cars

20377

 

44,55

16260

Ambulances

8776

 

44,37

16194

2008

Number of people who count. 1)

Average daily driving

Average annual driving

Petrol

 

Passenger cars

80189

31,86

11628

Ambulances

4276

31,63

11546

 

Diesel

Passenger cars

14663

44,95

16407

 

Ambulances

7650

46,97

17142

2007

Number of counting 1)

 

Average daily driving

Average annual driving

Petrol

Passenger cars

71887

32,49

11858

Ambulances

 

4003

31,88

11637

Diesel

Passenger cars