Share of new cars sold that are electric in Colombia
Colombia: Share of new cars sold that are electric was 10.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of new cars sold that are electric in Colombia, 2011–2025
Source: International Energy Agency. Global EV Outlook 2025. – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of new cars sold that are electric in Colombia is 10.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.6% on the previous year and up 58,723.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of new cars sold that are electric in Colombia peaked at 10.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2011.
That places Colombia 40th out of 58 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of new cars sold that are electric in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +2519.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +70.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +47.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +196.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +251.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +115.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +37.5% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +81.8% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +57.1% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +63.6% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +111.1% |
| 2025 | 10.0% | +31.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 10.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.0%, 91% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 10.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.0%, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of new cars sold that are electric in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +2519.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 0.8% | 10.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 38 Canada 11.0% compare
- 38 South Korea 11.0% compare
- 40 Czechia 10.0% compare
- 40 Philippines 10.0% compare
- 40 United States 10.0% compare
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of new cars sold that are electric in Colombia?
- Share of new cars sold that are electric in Colombia was 10.0% in 2025, according to International Energy Agency. Global EV Outlook 2025. – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of new cars sold that are electric recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of new cars sold that are electric recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for share of new cars sold that are electric?
- Colombia ranks 40th out of 58 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of new cars sold that are electric rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58,723.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from International Energy Agency. Global EV Outlook 2025. – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of new cars sold that are electric. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electric cars include fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrids.