India vs Japan: Share of new cars sold that are electric

India

4.0%

in 2025

Japan

3.0%

in 2025

India rank

54th

Japan rank

56th

Share of new cars sold that are electric over time

India currently reports 4.0% against 3.0% in Japan, a difference of 1.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Japan ahead.

India ranks 54th and Japan ranks 56th of 58 countries.

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Electric cars include fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrids.