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

Denmark

23.0%

in 2025

Sweden

16.0%

in 2025

Denmark rank

3rd

Sweden rank

4th

Share of cars currently in use that are electric over time

Denmark currently reports 23.0% against 16.0% in Sweden, a difference of 7.0%.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 3rd 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.