Share of new cars sold that are electric in Mexico

Mexico: Share of new cars sold that are electric was 7.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
7.0%
Change on year
up 218.2%
World rank
47th
of 58 countries
All-time high
7.0%
in 2025
All-time low
0.0%
in 2011
Years of data
15
2011–2025

Share of new cars sold that are electric in Mexico, 2011–2025

024682011201820252011: 0 %2012: 0.01 %2013: 0.001 %2014: 0.005 %2015: 0.009 %2016: 0.056 %2017: 0.091 %2018: 0.15 %2019: 0.15 %2020: 0.49 %2021: 0.78 %2022: 0.96 %2023: 1.5 %2024: 2.2 %2025: 7 %

Source: International Energy Agency. Global EV Outlook 2025. – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2025, share of new cars sold that are electric in Mexico stood at 7.0%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 218.2% on the previous year and up 81,295.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of new cars sold that are electric in Mexico peaked at 7.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2011.

Mexico ranks 47th of 58 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Share of new cars sold that are electric in Mexico, 2011 to 2025.
Year % Change
2011 0.0% —
2012 0.0% +2400.0%
2013 0.0% -87.0%
2014 0.0% +284.6%
2015 0.0% +72.0%
2016 0.1% +551.2%
2017 0.1% +62.5%
2018 0.1% +64.8%
2019 0.1% +0.0%
2020 0.5% +226.7%
2021 0.8% +59.2%
2022 1.0% +23.1%
2023 1.5% +56.3%
2024 2.2% +46.7%
2025 7.0% +218.2%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 7.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.0%, 64% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 7.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.0%, 78% of the median. (5 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share of new cars sold that are electric in Mexico 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.

YearChange FromTo
2012 +2400.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2016 +551.2% 0.0% 0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 9
2020s 2.2% 0.5% 7.0% 6

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 44 Slovakia 9.1% compare
  2. 45 Brazil 9.0% compare
  3. 45 United Arab Emirates 9.0% compare
  4. 47 Malaysia 7.0% compare
  5. 49 Bulgaria 6.0% compare
  6. 50 Romania 5.6% compare

See the full ranking of 58 places →

More reference data data for Mexico

All data for Mexico →

Frequently asked questions

What is share of new cars sold that are electric in Mexico?
Share of new cars sold that are electric in Mexico was 7.0% 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 Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2025.
What is the lowest share of new cars sold that are electric recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
How does Mexico rank for share of new cars sold that are electric?
Mexico ranks 47th out of 58 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of new cars sold that are electric rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 81,295.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mexico 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Share of new cars sold that are electric in Mexico. Statizoid, drawing on International Energy Agency. Global EV Outlook 2025. – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 24 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/electric-car-sales-share/mexico/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/electric-car-sales-share/mexico/">Share of new cars sold that are electric in Mexico</a> — Statizoid

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
Last refreshed

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