Electric car stocks by country
Car stocks represent the number of cars that are in use. It is the balance of cumulative sales over time and the number of cars that have been retired or taken off the road. Electric cars include fully battery-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.
What the numbers show
Electric car stocks is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 44.00 million cars in China; the lowest is 7,340 cars in Cambodia.
The median across all reporting countries is 355,000 cars, and the mean is 1.71 million cars.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5,995.
Electric car stocks: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 44.00 million cars | 2025 | up 14,714.8% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 7.80 million cars | 2025 | up 1,850.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 3.10 million cars | 2025 | up 6,788.9% | volatile |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 2.46 million cars | 2025 | up 5,025.0% | volatile |
| 5 | France | 2.21 million cars | 2025 | up 2,770.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Netherlands | 1.20 million cars | 2025 | up 1,257.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Norway | 1.06 million cars | 2025 | up 1,436.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Canada | 1.03 million cars | 2025 | up 5,752.3% | volatile |
| 9 | South Korea | 834,000 cars | 2025 | up 13,685.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Sweden | 800,000 cars | 2025 | up 5,379.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Belgium | 770,000 cars | 2025 | up 10,745.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Japan | 720,000 cars | 2025 | up 437.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Italy | 690,000 cars | 2025 | up 12,005.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Denmark | 670,000 cars | 2025 | up 7,810.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Spain | 630,000 cars | 2025 | up 10,952.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Australia | 434,000 cars | 2025 | up 11,955.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Turkey | 421,000 cars | 2025 | up 113,684.0% | volatile |
| 18 | India | 410,000 cars | 2025 | up 9,218.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Switzerland | 400,000 cars | 2025 | up 3,536.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Brazil | 390,000 cars | 2025 | up 263,414.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Thailand | 364,000 cars | 2025 | up 98,278.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Austria | 355,000 cars | 2025 | up 5,361.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Finland | 350,000 cars | 2025 | up 22,051.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Portugal | 330,000 cars | 2025 | up 12,943.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Israel | 310,000 cars | 2025 | up 23,034.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Vietnam | 280,240 cars | 2025 | up 9,341,230.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Poland | 240,000 cars | 2025 | up 9,500.0% | volatile |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 196,000 cars | 2025 | up 10,161.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Indonesia | 185,800 cars | 2025 | up 379,084.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Mexico | 158,000 cars | 2025 | up 63,867.6% | volatile |
| 31 | New Zealand | 128,000 cars | 2025 | up 13,965.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Malaysia | 113,000 cars | 2025 | up 142,938.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Russia | 84,000 cars | 2025 | up 32,841.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Iceland | 64,000 cars | 2025 | up 8,914.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Greece | 59,000 cars | 2025 | up 49,479.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Singapore | 49,600 cars | 2025 | up 2,479,900.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Colombia | 49,000 cars | 2025 | up 39,416.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Philippines | 35,000 cars | 2025 | up 218,650.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 34,700 cars | 2025 | up 289,067.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Chile | 20,000 cars | 2025 | up 28,885.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Jordan | 14,820 cars | 2025 | up 6,729.5% | volatile |
| 42 | South Africa | 9,200 cars | 2025 | up 3,185.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Cambodia | 7,340 cars | 2025 | — | volatile |
About this data
Car stocks represent the number of cars that are in use. It is the balance of cumulative sales over time and the number of cars that have been retired or taken off the road. Electric cars include fully battery-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.