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

China

14.0%

in 2025

Sweden

16.0%

in 2025

China rank

5th

Sweden rank

4th

Share of cars currently in use that are electric over time

Sweden currently reports 16.0% against 14.0% in China, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was China ahead.

China ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 4th of 43 countries.

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Electric cars include fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrids.