Number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold by country

New fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid sales each year.

Countries reporting
52
Highest
5.10 million cars
China
Lowest
41 cars
Jordan
Median
14,000 cars
Years covered
16
2010–2025
Data points
638

What the numbers show

Number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 5.10 million cars in China; the lowest is 41 cars in Jordan.

The median across all reporting countries is 14,000 cars, and the mean is 137,493 cars.

Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Mexico (up 757,043.0%), and the largest decrease in Norway (down 64.6%).

Number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 5.10 million cars 2025 up 8,260.7% volatile
2 United States 330,000 cars 2025 up 667.4% volatile
3 Germany 310,000 cars 2025 up 2,718.2% volatile
4 United Kingdom 230,000 cars 2025 up 1,110.5% volatile
5 Spain 120,000 cars 2025 up 15,284.6% volatile
6 France 110,000 cars 2025 up 1,796.5% volatile
7 Brazil 99,000 cars 2025 up 353,471.0% volatile
8 Italy 98,000 cars 2025 up 13,143.2% volatile
9 Sweden 73,000 cars 2025 up 1,180.7% volatile
10 Netherlands 68,000 cars 2025 up 466.7% volatile
11 Canada 58,000 cars 2025 up 2,316.7% volatile
12 Mexico 53,000 cars 2025 up 757,043.0% volatile
13 Turkey 47,000 cars 2025 up 42,627.3% volatile
14 Japan 41,000 cars 2025 up 192.9% volatile
15 Belgium 40,000 cars 2025 up 1,500.0% volatile
16 Israel 35,000 cars 2025 up 53,746.2% volatile
17 Portugal 34,000 cars 2025 up 7,807.0% volatile
17 Poland 34,000 cars 2025 up 22,566.7% volatile
19 Australia 33,000 cars 2025 up 3,200.0% volatile
20 Austria 29,000 cars 2025 up 2,536.4% volatile
21 Switzerland 26,000 cars 2025 up 983.3% volatile
22 Russia 19,000 cars 2025 up 34,445.5% volatile
24 Thailand 18,000 cars 2025 up 78,160.9% volatile
25 South Korea 17,000 cars 2025 up 6,700.0% volatile
26 Finland 15,000 cars 2025 up 3,471.4% volatile
26 Philippines 15,000 cars 2025 up 93,650.0% volatile
28 United Arab Emirates 13,000 cars 2025 up 24,428.3% volatile
29 Greece 12,000 cars 2025 up 54,445.5% volatile
30 Czechia 11,000 cars 2025 up 3,828.6% volatile
31 Hungary 7,100 cars 2025 up 47,233.3% volatile
32 Malaysia 5,500 cars 2025 down 32.1% volatile
33 Indonesia 5,300 cars 2025 up 19,529.6% volatile
34 New Zealand 4,800 cars 2025 up 2,300.0% volatile
35 Denmark 4,700 cars 2025 up 1,019.0% volatile
36 Lithuania 4,400 cars 2025 volatile
37 Slovakia 4,100 cars 2025 up 1,950.0% volatile
39 Iceland 3,400 cars 2025 up 1,900.0% volatile
40 Chile 3,200 cars 2025 up 13,813.0% volatile
41 Norway 2,800 cars 2025 down 64.6% volatile
41 South Africa 2,800 cars 2025 up 2,233.3% volatile
43 Latvia 2,700 cars 2025 up 29,900.0% volatile
43 Colombia 2,700 cars 2025 up 89,900.0% volatile
45 Croatia 2,500 cars 2025 up 3,631.3% volatile
46 Slovenia 1,900 cars 2025 up 4,030.4% volatile
47 Estonia 1,400 cars 2025 up 6,900.0% volatile
48 Cyprus 770 cars 2025 up 827.7% volatile
49 Singapore 580 cars 2025 up 314.3% rising
50 Bulgaria 570 cars 2025 up 7,025.0% volatile
51 Costa Rica 190 cars 2025 up 1,483.3% volatile
52 India 100 cars 2025 up 1,328.6% volatile
53 Nepal 63 cars 2025 falling
54 Jordan 41 cars 2025 down 28.1% falling

About this data

Indicator
Number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold
Unit
cars
Source
International Energy Agency. Global EV Outlook 2025. – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
54 places, 638 data points, 2010–2025
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