Petrol cars by country

Petrol (gasoline) cars remain the most common new car across much of Europe. In 2024, Bulgaria had the highest share of petrol cars among new registrations at 76.1%. The EU average was 33.9%.

Leader (2024)
Bulgaria
76.1%
EU average
33.9%
Countries ranked
40

Top 15 countries by petrol share

Petrol share of new passenger cars by country (2024)
Bulgaria76.1%
Czechia64.3%
Croatia62.4%
Turkey60.8%
Poland56.3%
Montenegro54.1%
Slovenia51.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina48.0%
Serbia46.6%
Slovakia46.0%
Cyprus42.5%
Georgia40.6%
Ukraine39.4%
United Kingdom37.3%
Spain36.0%

Full ranking

Petrol car share by country
#CountryPetrol shareYear
1Bulgaria76.1%2024
2Czechia64.3%2024
3Croatia62.4%2024
4Turkey60.8%2024
5Poland56.3%2024
6Montenegro54.1%2024
7Slovenia51.0%2024
8Bosnia and Herzegovina48.0%2024
9Serbia46.6%2024
10Slovakia46.0%2024
11Cyprus42.5%2024
12Georgia40.6%2024
13Ukraine39.4%2024
14United Kingdom37.3%2024
15Spain36.0%2024
16Greece35.7%2024
17Germany35.2%2024
18Portugal34.0%2024
19Austria33.1%2024
20Romania32.4%2024
21Malta31.9%2024
22Ireland30.3%2024
23Hungary29.9%2024
24France29.8%2024
25Luxembourg29.6%2024
26Italy29.4%2024
27Switzerland28.3%2024
28Belgium28.2%2024
29Latvia27.0%2024
30Estonia26.4%2024
31Liechtenstein25.5%2024
32Lithuania24.2%2024
33Sweden23.1%2024
34Denmark22.8%2024
35Netherlands21.8%2024
36Albania16.4%2024
37Finland15.2%2024
38Iceland15.2%2024
39Kosovo9.6%2021
40Norway0.3%2024

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