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Share of new cars that are electric

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data60 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
23.2%
Median: 15.0%
Countries Covered
60
with available data
Highest
Norway
97.0%
Lowest
South Africa
0.9%
Top 5 Countries
1Norway97.0%
2Denmark71.0%
3Nepal68.0%
4Iceland62.0%
5Sweden61.0%
By Region
Europe30.3%(30 countries)
Other20.1%(8 countries)
Asia18.8%(13 countries)
Oceania13.5%(2 countries)
North America9.3%(3 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.9%)High (97.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 23.2%)

Europe (30)
Other (8)
Asia (13)
Oceania (2)
North America (3)
South America (3)
Africa (1)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Norway97.0%
2Denmark71.0%
3Nepal68.0%
4Iceland62.0%
5Sweden61.0%
6Netherlands58.0%
7Finland57.0%
8People's Republic of China53.0%
9Belgium44.0%
10Vietnam40.0%
11Portugal38.0%
12Singapore37.0%
13Lao People's Democratic Republic36.0%
14Luxembourg35.0%
15United Kingdom35.0%
16Ireland34.0%
17Switzerland34.0%
18Austria31.0%
19Germany30.0%
20France26.0%
21Thailand23.0%
22Türkiye22.0%
23Israel21.0%
24Spain20.0%
25Latvia19.0%
26Lithuania18.0%
27Costa Rica17.0%
28Estonia17.0%
29Cyprus15.0%
30Indonesia15.0%
31Slovenia15.0%
32Australia15.0%
33Greece14.0%
34Hungary14.0%
35Poland14.0%
36Italy13.0%
37Jordan12.0%
38New Zealand12.0%
39Canada11.0%
40South Korea11.0%
41Colombia10.0%
42Czech Republic10.0%
43Philippines10.0%
44United States of America10.0%
45Slovakia9.1%
46United Arab Emirates9.0%
47Brazil9.0%
48Malaysia7.0%
49Mexico7.0%
50Bulgaria6.0%
51Uzbekistan6.0%
52Romania5.6%
53Croatia5.4%
54Cambodia5.0%
55Seychelles5.0%
56Chile4.0%
57India4.0%
58Japan3.0%
59Russian Federation2.0%
60South Africa0.9%
Showing 60 of 60 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).

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