Italy vs Sweden: Number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold

Italy

98,000 cars

in 2025

Sweden

73,000 cars

in 2025

Italy rank

8th

Sweden rank

9th

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

Italy currently reports 98,000 cars against 73,000 cars in Sweden, a difference of 25,000 cars.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Sweden ahead.

Italy ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 9th 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.