Car statistics for Norway

In 2025, 182,031 new passenger cars were registered in Norway, of which 95.1% were electric. For comparison, the EV share in the EU was 17.3%.

New cars (2025)
182,031
EV share
95.1%
Total car fleet (2025)
2,949,180

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%
202595.1%

New passenger cars by fuel (2025)

New passenger car registrations in Norway by fuel (2025)
Electric173,080 (95.1%)
Diesel3,232 (1.8%)
Plug-in hybrid2,760 (1.5%)
Hybrid2,751 (1.5%)
Petrol208 (0.1%)

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
2025182,031

Electric car adoption over time

Electric cars (battery-electric and plug-in hybrid) as a share of new car sales in Norway, 2010–2025.

Electric car sales share in Norway per year
20100.3%
20111.4%
20123.1%
20135.8%
201415%
201522%
201629%
201739%
201849%
201956%
202075%
202186%
202289%
202390%
202492%
202597%

Source: IEA, Global EV Data Explorer (CC BY 4.0).

Most registered car models in Norway (2025)

The car models with the most new registrations in Norway in 2025, by model.

#ModelRegistrations
1Tesla Tesla Model Y27,614
2Volkswagen Volkswagen ID.48,802
3Toyota Toyota bZ4X7,274
4Volkswagen Volkswagen ID.76,978
5Tesla Tesla Model 36,608
6Volkswagen Volkswagen ID.35,572
7Volvo Volvo EX305,208
8Å koda Å koda Enyaq5,166
9BYD BYD Seal4,582
10Nissan Nissan Ariya4,564
11Ford Ford EXP4,190
12BMW BMW iX13,486
13Audi Audi Q63,172
14BMW BMW i42,949
15Xpeng Xpeng G62,924

Source: EEA COâ‚‚ monitoring (CC BY 4.0). Catalog-matched models only.

Car fleet by age (2025)

43.2% of passenger cars in Norway are older than 10 years.

Passenger cars in Norway by age (2025)
Under 2 years433,135 (14.7%)
2–5 years503,802 (17.1%)
5–10 years739,069 (25.1%)
10–20 years1,006,869 (34.1%)
Over 20 years266,305 (9.0%)

Car fleet by fuel (2025)

Of 2,949,180 registered passenger cars in Norway, 35.0% run on petrol, 32.9% on diesel and 32.1% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).

Car fleet in Norway by fuel (2025)
Petrol1,032,492 (35.0%)
Diesel971,298 (32.9%)
Other (electric/hybrid/gas)945,390 (32.1%)

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 2,851 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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