Share of cars currently in use that are electric by country

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

Countries reporting
43
Highest
36.0%
Norway
Lowest
0.1%
South Africa
Median
3.0%
Years covered
16
2010–2025
Data points
604

What the numbers show

Share of cars currently in use that are electric is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 36.0% in Norway; the lowest is 0.1% in South Africa.

The median across all reporting countries is 3.0%, and the mean is 6.1%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 327.

Share of cars currently in use that are electric: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Norway 36.0% 2025 up 1,233.3% volatile
2 Iceland 25.0% 2025 up 6,844.4% volatile
3 Denmark 23.0% 2025 up 6,471.4% volatile
4 Sweden 16.0% 2025 up 5,061.3% volatile
5 China 14.0% 2025 up 6,566.7% volatile
6 Belgium 13.0% 2025 up 9,900.0% volatile
6 Netherlands 13.0% 2025 up 1,081.8% volatile
8 Finland 12.0% 2025 up 22,122.2% volatile
9 Vietnam 10.0% 2025 up 4,761,800.0% volatile
10 Singapore 9.0% 2025 up 3,461,440.0% volatile
11 Israel 8.0% 2025 up 13,935.1% volatile
11 Switzerland 8.0% 2025 up 3,100.0% volatile
13 United Kingdom 7.0% 2025 up 4,275.0% volatile
13 Austria 7.0% 2025 up 4,900.0% volatile
15 Germany 6.0% 2025 up 6,022.4% volatile
15 Portugal 6.0% 2025 up 11,220.8% volatile
15 France 6.0% 2025 up 2,207.7% volatile
18 New Zealand 4.0% 2025 up 13,233.3% volatile
18 Canada 4.0% 2025 up 4,661.9% volatile
20 Turkey 3.0% 2025 up 78,847.4% volatile
20 South Korea 3.0% 2025 up 8,990.9% volatile
20 Australia 3.0% 2025 up 11,011.1% volatile
20 United Arab Emirates 3.0% 2025 up 5,900.0% volatile
24 Italy 2.0% 2025 up 13,233.3% volatile
24 United States 2.0% 2025 up 1,011.1% volatile
24 Spain 2.0% 2025 up 7,592.3% volatile
24 Poland 2.0% 2025 up 16,566.7% volatile
24 Costa Rica 2.0% 2025 up 142,757.0% volatile
24 Thailand 2.0% 2025 up 73,974.1% volatile
30 Japan 1.0% 2025 up 354.5% volatile
30 Cambodia 1.0% 2025 volatile
30 Brazil 1.0% 2025 up 208,233.0% volatile
30 Indonesia 1.0% 2025 up 217,291.0% volatile
30 Greece 1.0% 2025 up 36,937.0% volatile
30 Philippines 1.0% 2025 up 107,427.0% volatile
30 Colombia 1.0% 2025 up 29,311.8% volatile
37 Jordan 0.9% 2025 up 3,233.3% volatile
38 Malaysia 0.9% 2025 up 103,471.0% volatile
39 India 0.8% 2025 up 4,900.0% volatile
40 Mexico 0.6% 2025 up 37,233.3% volatile
41 Chile 0.5% 2025 up 19,465.2% volatile
42 Russia 0.1% 2025 up 26,215.8% volatile
43 South Africa 0.1% 2025 up 2,519.1% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Share of cars currently in use 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
43 places, 604 data points, 2010–2025
Last refreshed

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