Italy vs South Korea: Share of new cars sold that are electric

Italy

13.0%

in 2025

South Korea

11.0%

in 2025

Italy rank

35th

South Korea rank

38th

Share of new cars sold that are electric over time

Italy currently reports 13.0% against 11.0% in South Korea, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was South Korea ahead.

Italy ranks 35th and South Korea ranks 38th 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.