Denmark vs Sweden: Share of new cars sold that are electric

Denmark
71.0%
in 2025
Sweden
61.0%
in 2025
Denmark rank
2nd
Sweden rank
5th

Share of new cars sold that are electric over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
020406080201020172025

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 71.0% against 61.0% in Sweden, a difference of 10.0%.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 5th of 58 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of new cars sold that are electric
Unit
%
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, 750 data points, 2010–2025
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Electric cars include fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrids.