Car statistics for Netherlands
In 2024, 381,529 new passenger cars were registered in Netherlands, of which 34.6% 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)
47.2% of passenger cars in Netherlands are older than 10 years.
Car fleet by fuel (2024)
Of 9,247,810 registered passenger cars in Netherlands, 85.4% run on petrol, 7.4% on diesel and 7.2% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).
CO2 emissions of new cars (2024)
New passenger cars in Netherlands emitted on average 65.3 g CO2/km in 2024. The EU average was 107.9 g/km, so Netherlands is below the average.
EV charging stations
Netherlands has 20,976 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 116.4 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.
Road safety (2024)
Netherlands recorded 3.1 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (566 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so Netherlands is safer than the EU average. See the road safety ranking.