China vs United States: Number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold

China
5.10 million cars
in 2025
United States
330,000 cars
in 2025
China rank
1st
United States rank
2nd

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

  • China
  • United States
02.0M4.0M6.0M201020172025

How they compare

China currently reports 5.10 million cars against 330,000 cars in United States, a difference of 4.77 million cars.

That makes China's figure about 15.5 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was United States ahead.

China ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd 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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