Share of new cars sold that are electric by country

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

Countries reporting
56
Highest
97.0%
Norway
Lowest
0.9%
South Africa
Median
15.0%
Years covered
16
2010–2025
Data points
750

What the numbers show

Share of new cars sold that are electric is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 97.0% in Norway; the lowest is 0.9% in South Africa.

The median across all reporting countries is 15.0%, and the mean is 22.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 110.

Share of new cars sold that are electric: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Norway 97.0% 2025 up 340.9% volatile
2 Denmark 71.0% 2025 up 2,987.0% volatile
3 Nepal 68.0% 2025 volatile
4 Iceland 62.0% 2025 up 1,489.7% volatile
5 Sweden 61.0% 2025 up 2,441.7% volatile
6 Netherlands 58.0% 2025 up 1,557.1% volatile
7 Finland 57.0% 2025 up 9,400.0% volatile
8 China 53.0% 2025 up 4,718.2% volatile
9 Belgium 44.0% 2025 up 5,689.5% volatile
10 Vietnam 40.0% 2025 up 2,499,900.0% volatile
11 Portugal 38.0% 2025 up 6,029.0% volatile
12 Singapore 37.0% 2025 up 1,608,600.0% volatile
13 United Kingdom 35.0% 2025 up 3,081.8% volatile
15 Switzerland 34.0% 2025 up 1,900.0% volatile
17 Austria 31.0% 2025 up 3,344.4% volatile
18 Germany 30.0% 2025 up 4,009.6% volatile
19 France 26.0% 2025 up 2,066.7% volatile
20 Thailand 23.0% 2025 up 499,900.0% volatile
21 Turkey 22.0% 2025 up 73,233.3% volatile
22 Israel 21.0% 2025 up 87,400.0% volatile
23 Spain 20.0% 2025 up 9,900.0% volatile
24 Latvia 19.0% 2025 up 9,900.0% volatile
25 Lithuania 18.0% 2025 up 8,081.8% volatile
26 Estonia 17.0% 2025 up 10,525.0% volatile
26 Costa Rica 17.0% 2025 up 58,520.7% volatile
28 Indonesia 15.0% 2025 up 6,249,900.0% volatile
28 Cyprus 15.0% 2025 up 7,794.7% volatile
28 Slovenia 15.0% 2025 up 4,587.5% volatile
28 Australia 15.0% 2025 up 7,794.7% volatile
32 Poland 14.0% 2025 up 22,850.8% volatile
32 Hungary 14.0% 2025 up 8,135.3% volatile
32 Greece 14.0% 2025 up 18,321.1% volatile
35 Italy 13.0% 2025 up 9,185.7% volatile
36 New Zealand 12.0% 2025 up 1,900.0% volatile
36 Jordan 12.0% 2025 up 605.9% volatile
38 South Korea 11.0% 2025 up 4,900.0% volatile
38 Canada 11.0% 2025 up 2,344.4% volatile
40 Philippines 10.0% 2025 up 175,339.0% volatile
40 United States 10.0% 2025 up 1,328.6% volatile
40 Czechia 10.0% 2025 up 7,592.3% volatile
40 Colombia 10.0% 2025 up 58,723.5% volatile
44 Slovakia 9.1% 2025 up 12,900.0% volatile
45 United Arab Emirates 9.0% 2025 up 59,900.0% volatile
45 Brazil 9.0% 2025 up 214,186.0% volatile
47 Malaysia 7.0% 2025 up 111,011.0% volatile
47 Mexico 7.0% 2025 up 81,295.4% volatile
49 Bulgaria 6.0% 2025 up 6,566.7% volatile
50 Romania 5.6% 2025 up 18,566.7% volatile
51 Croatia 5.4% 2025 up 1,217.1% rising
52 Cambodia 5.0% 2025 volatile
52 Seychelles 5.0% 2023 up 3,233.3% volatile
54 Chile 4.0% 2025 up 20,952.6% volatile
54 India 4.0% 2025 up 23,429.4% volatile
56 Japan 3.0% 2025 up 417.2% volatile
57 Russia 2.0% 2025 up 19,900.0% volatile
58 South Africa 0.9% 2025 up 1,417.2% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Share of new cars sold 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
58 places, 750 data points, 2010–2025
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Electric cars include fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrids.