Australia vs Japan: Number of new cars sold, by type

Australia
133,000 cars
in 2025
Japan
102,000 cars
in 2025
Australia rank
20th
Japan rank
22nd

Number of new cars sold, by type over time

  • Australia
  • Japan
050.0k100.0k150.0k201020172025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 133,000 cars against 102,000 cars in Japan, a difference of 31,000 cars.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Japan ahead.

Australia ranks 20th and Japan ranks 22nd of 58 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of new cars sold, by type
Unit
cars
Source
International Energy Agency. Global EV Outlook 2025. – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
58 places, 752 data points, 2010–2025
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