Car statistics for Latvia
In 2024, 17,135 new passenger cars were registered in Latvia, of which 7.4% were electric. For comparison, the EV share in the EU was 13.5%.
EV share of new cars over time
New passenger cars by fuel (2024)
New registrations per year
Car fleet by age (2024)
76.0% of passenger cars in Latvia are older than 10 years.
Car fleet by fuel (2024)
Of 788,075 registered passenger cars in Latvia, 28.2% run on petrol, 66.4% on diesel and 5.4% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).
CO2 emissions of new cars (2024)
New passenger cars in Latvia emitted on average 129.4 g CO2/km in 2024. The EU average was 107.9 g/km, so Latvia is above the average.
EV charging stations
Latvia has 366 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 19.7 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.
Road safety (2024)
Latvia recorded 6 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (112 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so Latvia is above the EU average. See the road safety ranking.