Baselland vehicle count rises 1.16 percent to 234,371 in April 2026.

May 5, 2026

In April 2026, the Canton of Baselland recorded 234,371 vehicles, a 1.16 percent increase from the previous year, with passenger cars being the largest category at 154,954 vehicles. Electric cars made up 13.2 percent of the passenger-car fleet, while hybrid and electric cars combined accounted for 26.1 percent.

In April 2026, the Canton of Baselland recorded a total of 234,371 vehicles, an increase of 2,685 vehicles or 1.16 percent compared to April 2025. The five largest vehicle categories were passenger cars with 154,954 vehicles, motorcycles with 23,879, delivery vans with 15,609, mopeds with 13,511, and goods transport trailers with 8,080. The overall number of vehicles increased compared to previous months.

Regarding municipalities, the five with the highest number of passenger cars and delivery vans combined were Reinach BL with 11,065, Allschwil with 10,463, Pratteln with 9,833, Muttenz with 9,788, and Liestal with 9,292. The municipality with the largest decrease in total vehicles compared to the previous year was not specified, and the municipality with the largest increase was also not specified.

For passenger cars by fuel type, there were 122,858 cars running on petrol, 57,292 on diesel, 20,452 on electric power, 17,570 on petrol-electric hybrid, and 2,413 on diesel-electric hybrid. Electric cars accounted for 13.2 percent of the total passenger-car fleet, while the combined share of hybrid and electric cars was 26.1 percent.


Table 1: Comparison of April 2026 Top 10 Vehicles types with Previous Year
Type Number Previous Year Diff Diff %
Arbeitsanhänger 1514
Landw. Traktor 3211
Lastwagen 1193
Leichter Motorwagen 3246
Lieferwagen 15534
Mofa 13005
Motorrad 23863
Personenwagen 154937
Sachentransportanhänger 8069
Wohnanhänger 1278


Table 2: Comparison of Number of Passenger Cars and Vans with Previous Year
Municipality Passenger Cars and Vans Previous Year Diff Diff %
Allschwil 10515
Liestal 9324
Muttenz 9797
Pratteln 9882
Reinach BL 11069


Table 3: Comparison of Passenger Cars and Vans by Fuel in April 2026 versus the Previous Year
Fuel Total Previous Year Total Year of Interest Diff Diff%
Benzin 95823 93183 -2640 -2.76
Diesel 48808 46870 -1938 -3.97
Benzin/Elektrisch 14398 17567 3169 22.01
Elektrisch 7844 9927 2083 26.56
Diesel/Elektrisch 2021 2364 343 16.97

Figure 1: Total Number of Electric and Hybrid Passenger Cars and Vans in the Canton of Baselland

Figure 2: All Vehicles by Fuel Type

Data source: Motor vehicle stock by vehicle type, fuel, municipality and month (since May 2024)
Additional resources: Motorfahrzeugbestand Basel-Landschaft

🤖 This text was generated with the assistance of AI. All quantitative statements are derived directly from the dataset listed under Data Source.