Car statistics for Lithuania
In 2025, 36,063 new passenger cars were registered in Lithuania, of which 8.9% were electric. For comparison, the EV share in the EU was 17.3%.
EV share of new cars over time
New passenger cars by fuel (2025)
New registrations per year
Electric car adoption over time
Electric cars (battery-electric and plug-in hybrid) as a share of new car sales in Lithuania, 2015–2025.
Source: IEA, Global EV Data Explorer (CC BY 4.0).
Most registered car models in Lithuania (2025)
The car models with the most new registrations in Lithuania in 2025, by model.
| # | Model | Registrations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota Toyota Yaris Cross | 2,101 |
| 2 | Toyota Toyota Corolla Cross | 1,955 |
| 3 | Å koda Å koda Octavia | 1,897 |
| 4 | Toyota Toyota RAV4 | 1,878 |
| 5 | Å koda Å koda Kodiaq | 1,419 |
| 6 | Kia Kia Sportage | 1,344 |
| 7 | Toyota Toyota C-HR | 1,012 |
| 8 | Hyundai Hyundai Tucson | 929 |
| 9 | Å koda Å koda Fabia R5 | 814 |
| 10 | Å koda Å koda Kamiq | 732 |
| 11 | Dacia Dacia Duster | 726 |
| 12 | Toyota Toyota Yaris | 722 |
| 13 | Å koda Å koda Karoq | 532 |
| 14 | Peugeot Peugeot 308 | 481 |
| 15 | Tesla Tesla Model Y | 437 |
Source: EEA COâ‚‚ monitoring (CC BY 4.0). Catalog-matched models only.
Car fleet by age (2025)
75.3% of passenger cars in Lithuania are older than 10 years.
Car fleet by fuel (2025)
Of 1,816,856 registered passenger cars in Lithuania, 28.7% run on petrol, 63.9% on diesel and 7.4% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).
CO2 emissions of new cars (2024)
New passenger cars in Lithuania emitted on average 128.2 g CO2/km in 2024. The EU average was 107.9 g/km, so Lithuania is above the average.
EV charging stations
Lithuania has 436 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 15.1 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.
Road safety (2024)
Lithuania recorded 4.3 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (124 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so Lithuania is safer than the EU average. See the road safety ranking.