Electric car stocks in Sweden
Sweden: Electric car stocks was 800,000 cars in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electric car stocks in Sweden, 2010–2025
Source: International Energy Agency. Global EV Outlook 2025. – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in cars.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 800,000 cars for electric car stocks in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.4% on the previous year and up 5,379.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric car stocks in Sweden peaked at 800,000 cars in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4 cars, in 2010.
That places Sweden 10th 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | cars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 cars | — |
| 2011 | 180 cars | +4400.0% |
| 2012 | 1,250 cars | +594.4% |
| 2013 | 2,600 cars | +108.0% |
| 2014 | 7,100 cars | +173.1% |
| 2015 | 14,600 cars | +105.6% |
| 2016 | 26,500 cars | +81.5% |
| 2017 | 43,000 cars | +62.3% |
| 2018 | 66,000 cars | +53.5% |
| 2019 | 97,000 cars | +47.0% |
| 2020 | 176,000 cars | +81.4% |
| 2021 | 300,000 cars | +70.5% |
| 2022 | 440,000 cars | +46.7% |
| 2023 | 560,000 cars | +27.3% |
| 2024 | 670,000 cars | +19.6% |
| 2025 | 800,000 cars | +19.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 800,000 cars is above the median for high income countries, which is 434,000 cars, 1.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 800,000 cars is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 630,000 cars, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric car stocks in Sweden 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 | +4400.0% | 4 cars | 180 cars |
| 2012 | +594.4% | 180 cars | 1,250 cars |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25,823 cars | 4 cars | 97,000 cars | 10 |
| 2020s | 491,000 cars | 176,000 cars | 800,000 cars | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric car stocks in Sweden?
- Electric car stocks in Sweden was 800,000 cars in 2025, according to International Energy Agency. Global EV Outlook 2025. – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electric car stocks recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 800,000 cars in 2025.
- What is the lowest electric car stocks recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 cars in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for electric car stocks?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electric car stocks rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5,379.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from International Energy Agency. Global EV Outlook 2025. – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electric car stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.