Electric car stocks in South Korea
South Korea: Electric car stocks was 834,000 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electric car stocks in South Korea, 2010–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 834,000 for electric car stocks in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 35.2% on the previous year and up 13,685.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric car stocks in South Korea peaked at 834,000 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 61, in 2010.
That places South Korea 9th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electric car stocks in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 61 | — |
| 2011 | 340 | +457.4% |
| 2012 | 850 | +150.0% |
| 2013 | 1,400 | +64.7% |
| 2014 | 2,700 | +92.9% |
| 2015 | 6,050 | +124.1% |
| 2016 | 10,580 | +74.9% |
| 2017 | 25,300 | +139.1% |
| 2018 | 60,600 | +139.5% |
| 2019 | 100,000 | +65.0% |
| 2020 | 144,000 | +44.0% |
| 2021 | 234,000 | +62.5% |
| 2022 | 357,000 | +52.6% |
| 2023 | 489,000 | +37.0% |
| 2024 | 617,000 | +26.2% |
| 2025 | 834,000 | +35.2% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 834,000 is above the median for high income countries, which is 434,000, 1.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 834,000 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 233,020, 3.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric car stocks in South Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +457.4% | 61 | 340 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20,788 | 61 | 100,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 445,833 | 144,000 | 834,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More reference data data for South Korea
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 31.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 880.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 12,007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 6,875 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2,038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric car stocks in South Korea?
- Electric car stocks in South Korea was 834,000 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electric car stocks recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 834,000 in 2025.
- What is the lowest electric car stocks recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 61 in 2010.
- How does South Korea rank for electric car stocks?
- South Korea ranks 9th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electric car stocks rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13,685.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Electric car stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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