Car statistics for Cyprus

In 2024, 15,061 new passenger cars were registered in Cyprus, of which 7.9% were electric. For comparison, the EV share in the EU was 13.5%.

New cars (2024)
15,061
EV share
7.9%
Total car fleet (2024)
647,327

EV share of new cars over time

Electric vehicle share of new passenger cars in Cyprus per year
20130.1%
20140.0%
20150.0%
20160.1%
20170.1%
20180.0%
20190.5%
20200.4%
20210.7%
20223.5%
20235.4%
20247.9%

New passenger cars by fuel (2024)

New passenger car registrations in Cyprus by fuel (2024)
Hybrid6,437 (42.7%)
Petrol6,394 (42.5%)
Electric1,193 (7.9%)
Plug-in hybrid664 (4.4%)
Diesel373 (2.5%)

New registrations per year

New passenger car registrations in Cyprus per year
20137,047
20148,271
201510,078
201612,468
201713,118
201813,126
201912,601
202010,237
202110,611
202211,577
202314,637
202415,061

Car fleet by age (2024)

65.6% of passenger cars in Cyprus are older than 10 years.

Passenger cars in Cyprus by age (2024)
Under 2 years29,943 (4.6%)
2–5 years53,727 (8.3%)
5–10 years139,286 (21.5%)
10–20 years275,540 (42.6%)
Over 20 years148,831 (23.0%)

Car fleet by fuel (2024)

Of 647,327 registered passenger cars in Cyprus, 78.4% run on petrol, 21.0% on diesel and 0.6% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).

Car fleet in Cyprus by fuel (2024)
Petrol507,587 (78.4%)
Diesel135,829 (21.0%)
Other (electric/hybrid/gas)3,911 (0.6%)

CO2 emissions of new cars (2024)

New passenger cars in Cyprus emitted on average 95.9 g CO2/km in 2024. The EU average was 107.9 g/km, so Cyprus is below the average.

Average CO2 emissions of new passenger cars in Cyprus (g/km)
2010155.8 g
2011149.9 g
2012144.3 g
2013139.2 g
2014129.8 g
2015125.7 g
2016123.5 g
2017148.1 g
2018149.6 g
2019153.6 g
2020151.9 g
2021145.9 g
2022136.8 g
2023126.3 g
202495.9 g

EV charging stations

Cyprus has 67 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 6.8 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.

Road safety (2024)

Cyprus recorded 4.2 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (41 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so Cyprus is safer than the EU average. See the road safety ranking.

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