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%.

New cars (2024)
17,135
EV share
7.4%
Total car fleet (2024)
788,075

EV share of new cars over time

Electric vehicle share of new passenger cars in Latvia per year
20141.3%
20150.1%
20160.1%
20170.2%
20180.5%
20190.6%
20202.6%
20213.3%
20226.4%
20238.8%
20247.4%

New passenger cars by fuel (2024)

New passenger car registrations in Latvia by fuel (2024)
Hybrid7,595 (44.3%)
Petrol4,619 (27.0%)
Diesel2,518 (14.7%)
Electric1,260 (7.4%)
Plug-in hybrid765 (4.5%)
Gas378 (2.2%)

New registrations per year

New passenger car registrations in Latvia per year
201311,070
201413,173
201514,291
201616,768
201717,064
201817,185
201918,537
202013,725
202114,621
202216,715
202318,451
202417,135

Car fleet by age (2024)

76.0% of passenger cars in Latvia are older than 10 years.

Passenger cars in Latvia by age (2024)
Under 2 years35,328 (4.5%)
2–5 years45,421 (5.8%)
5–10 years108,466 (13.8%)
10–20 years393,084 (49.9%)
Over 20 years205,776 (26.1%)

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).

Car fleet in Latvia by fuel (2024)
Petrol222,045 (28.2%)
Diesel523,451 (66.4%)
Other (electric/hybrid/gas)42,579 (5.4%)

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.

Average CO2 emissions of new passenger cars in Latvia (g/km)
2010162 g
2011154.4 g
2012152 g
2013147.1 g
2014140.4 g
2015137.1 g
2016128.9 g
2017156.1 g
2018156.1 g
2019155 g
2020146.8 g
2021142.6 g
2022134.6 g
2023132.1 g
2024129.4 g

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.

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