France vs Germany: Share of new cars sold that are electric

France
26.0%
in 2025
Germany
30.0%
in 2025
France rank
19th
Germany rank
18th

Share of new cars sold that are electric over time

  • France
  • Germany
0102030201020172025

How they compare

Germany currently reports 30.0% against 26.0% in France, a difference of 4.0%.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times France's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was France ahead.

France ranks 19th and Germany ranks 18th 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.