Car Statistics

Electric car adoption by country in Europe

Norway leads Europe on electric cars: about 95.1% of its new passenger cars (2025) are fully electric. Adoption depends heavily on taxes, incentives and charging infrastructure, so the spread between countries is large.

Highest EV share
Norway
95.1%
Countries ranked
42
Latest year
2025

Highest electric car share (top 15)

Electric share of new car registrations by country
Norway95.1%
Denmark67.8%
Iceland41.2%
Netherlands40.2%
Malta37.6%
Finland37.2%
Sweden36.4%
Belgium34.1%
Ukraine28.6%
Luxembourg26.6%
Liechtenstein25.2%
Portugal23.3%
Switzerland22.3%
Austria21.3%
France19.6%

Full ranking

Electric vehicle share of new car registrations by country
#CountryEV share of new carsNew carsYear
1Norway95.1%182,0312025
2Denmark67.8%186,6312025
3Iceland41.2%14,5472025
4Netherlands40.2%387,5782025
5Malta37.6%6,5372025
6Finland37.2%71,8912025
7Sweden36.4%274,6942025
8Belgium34.1%422,0412025
9Ukraine28.6%79,9292025
10Luxembourg26.6%47,5302025
11Liechtenstein25.2%1,4112025
12Portugal23.3%224,8862025
13Switzerland22.3%237,3822025
14Austria21.3%284,9782025
15France19.6%1,690,2932025
16United Kingdom19.2%1,950,3412024
17Germany19.1%2,857,5912025
18Ireland18.6%127,3722025
19Turkey16.7%1,120,4272025
20Slovenia11.1%57,7582025
21Cyprus10.1%14,6332025
22Georgia9.6%8,5792025
23Lithuania8.9%36,0632025
24Spain8.7%1,206,8382025
25Hungary8.5%129,4402025
26Poland7.2%600,5042025
27Latvia7.1%22,5682025
28Estonia6.6%13,1412025
29Greece6.2%144,0362025
30Italy6.1%1,550,4512025
31Czechia5.9%228,5292025
32Romania5.6%156,8002025
33Bulgaria4.9%49,1822025
34Slovakia4.7%92,5652025
35Moldova3.6%55,0952025
36Albania3.4%82,9312024
37Croatia1.9%52,9172025
38Montenegro1.8%7,2852025
39Serbia1.7%52,8262025
40Kosovo1.4%39,3782025
41Bosnia and Herzegovina0.7%9,9642025
42North Macedonia0.0%42,1592025