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

Netherlands
58.0%
in 2025
Sweden
61.0%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
6th
Sweden rank
5th

Share of new cars sold that are electric over time

  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
0204060201020172025

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 61.0% against 58.0% in Netherlands, a difference of 3.0%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

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

Netherlands ranks 6th 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.