South Korea vs Russia: Number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold

South Korea
17,000 cars
in 2025
Russia
19,000 cars
in 2025
South Korea rank
25th
Russia rank
22nd

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

  • South Korea
  • Russia
010.0k20.0k30.0k201520202025

How they compare

Russia currently reports 19,000 cars against 17,000 cars in South Korea, a difference of 2,000 cars.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 25th and Russia 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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