China vs Iceland: Share of cars currently in use that are electric

China
14.0%
in 2025
Iceland
25.0%
in 2025
China rank
5th
Iceland rank
2nd

Share of cars currently in use that are electric over time

  • China
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 25.0% against 14.0% in China, a difference of 11.0%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.8 times China's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Iceland ahead.

China ranks 5th and Iceland ranks 2nd of 43 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of cars currently in use that are electric
Unit
%
Source
International Energy Agency. Global EV Outlook 2025. – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
43 places, 604 data points, 2010–2025
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Electric cars include fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrids.