Car statistics for Norway

In 2024, 130,653 new passenger cars were registered in Norway, of which 87.9% were electric. For comparison, the EV share in the EU was 13.5%.

New cars (2024)
130,653
EV share
87.9%
Total car fleet (2024)
2,891,748

EV share of new cars over time

Electric vehicle share of new passenger cars in Norway per year
20135.3%
201412.1%
201516.3%
201615.1%
201719.7%
201829.0%
201940.5%
202052.2%
202163.7%
202278.8%
202381.4%
202487.9%

New passenger cars by fuel (2024)

New passenger car registrations in Norway by fuel (2024)
Electric114,814 (87.9%)
Hybrid7,721 (5.9%)
Diesel4,286 (3.3%)
Plug-in hybrid3,497 (2.7%)
Petrol346 (0.3%)
Hydrogen9 (0.0%)

New registrations per year

New passenger car registrations in Norway per year
2013150,018
2014149,963
2015158,577
2016160,404
2017167,692
2018158,837
2019148,682
2020157,503
2021182,618
2022180,864
2023128,731
2024130,653

Car fleet by age (2024)

42.6% of passenger cars in Norway are older than 10 years.

Passenger cars in Norway by age (2024)
Under 2 years428,976 (14.8%)
2–5 years471,796 (16.3%)
5–10 years758,969 (26.2%)
10–20 years988,212 (34.2%)
Over 20 years243,795 (8.4%)

Car fleet by fuel (2024)

Of 2,891,748 registered passenger cars in Norway, 37.0% run on petrol, 35.7% on diesel and 27.3% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).

Car fleet in Norway by fuel (2024)
Petrol1,069,728 (37.0%)
Diesel1,032,974 (35.7%)
Other (electric/hybrid/gas)789,046 (27.3%)

CO2 emissions of new cars (2024)

New passenger cars in Norway emitted on average 11.8 g CO2/km in 2024. The EU average was 107.9 g/km, so Norway is below the average.

Average CO2 emissions of new passenger cars in Norway (g/km)
202127.6 g
202217.8 g
202314.5 g
202411.8 g

EV charging stations

Norway has 2,838 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 50.7 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.

Road safety (2024)

Norway recorded 1.6 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (87 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so Norway is safer than the EU average. See the road safety ranking.

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