Australia vs Ireland: Number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold

Australia
33,000 cars
in 2025
Ireland
19,000 cars
in 2025
Australia rank
19th
Ireland rank
22nd

Number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold over time

  • Australia
  • Ireland
010.0k20.0k30.0k201220182025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 33,000 cars against 19,000 cars in Ireland, a difference of 14,000 cars.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.7 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 19th and Ireland ranks 22nd of 54 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold
Unit
cars
Source
International Energy Agency. Global EV Outlook 2025. – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
54 places, 638 data points, 2010–2025
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New fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid sales each year.