Car statistics for Estonia

In 2024, 25,744 new passenger cars were registered in Estonia, of which 5.1% were electric. For comparison, the EV share in the EU was 13.5%.

New cars (2024)
25,744
EV share
5.1%
Total car fleet (2024)
869,666

EV share of new cars over time

Electric vehicle share of new passenger cars in Estonia per year
20130.7%
20141.6%
20150.1%
20160.1%
20170.1%
20180.3%
20190.3%
20201.8%
20212.2%
20223.4%
20236.3%
20245.1%

New passenger cars by fuel (2024)

New passenger car registrations in Estonia by fuel (2024)
Hybrid11,714 (45.5%)
Petrol6,785 (26.4%)
Diesel4,508 (17.5%)
Electric1,323 (5.1%)
Plug-in hybrid1,269 (4.9%)
Gas146 (0.6%)

New registrations per year

New passenger car registrations in Estonia per year
201319,690
201421,128
201521,064
201623,020
201725,621
201826,299
201927,579
202019,295
202122,610
202220,558
202322,986
202425,744

Car fleet by age (2024)

70.7% of passenger cars in Estonia are older than 10 years.

Passenger cars in Estonia by age (2024)
Under 2 years45,729 (5.3%)
2–5 years64,699 (7.4%)
5–10 years144,663 (16.6%)
10–20 years299,035 (34.4%)
Over 20 years315,540 (36.3%)

Car fleet by fuel (2024)

Of 869,666 registered passenger cars in Estonia, 56.3% run on petrol, 42.4% on diesel and 1.2% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).

Car fleet in Estonia by fuel (2024)
Petrol489,660 (56.3%)
Diesel369,142 (42.4%)
Other (electric/hybrid/gas)10,864 (1.2%)

CO2 emissions of new cars (2024)

New passenger cars in Estonia emitted on average 131.7 g CO2/km in 2024. The EU average was 107.9 g/km, so Estonia is above the average.

Average CO2 emissions of new passenger cars in Estonia (g/km)
2010162 g
2011156.9 g
2012150.3 g
2013147 g
2014140.9 g
2015137.2 g
2016133.9 g
2017161 g
2018160.5 g
2019157.7 g
2020147.6 g
2021142.6 g
2022141.6 g
2023134.6 g
2024131.7 g

EV charging stations

Estonia has 336 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 24.5 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.

Road safety (2024)

Estonia recorded 5 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (69 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so Estonia is above the EU average. See the road safety ranking.

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