Canada vs Japan: Number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold

Canada

58,000 cars

in 2025

Japan

41,000 cars

in 2025

Canada rank

11th

Japan rank

14th

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

Canada currently reports 58,000 cars against 41,000 cars in Japan, a difference of 17,000 cars.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 11th and Japan ranks 14th of 54 countries.

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

New fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid sales each year.