Country rankings
Electric Car Use by Country
China has the highest EV Sales All Types in 2024 (11.3M), followed by United States (1.5M) and Germany (570.4K). Cyprus has the lowest (1,860).
Infrastructure & EnergyTech & Business53 countries · 9 metricsUpdated Dec 27, 2024Original page
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52 of 235 countries
EV Sales All Types, 2024
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All 52 ranked
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Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
43.1K
Middle half 10.7K – 114.6K
Average
329.4K
52 countries
Highest
11.3M
China
Lowest
1,860
Cyprus
Over time · 2010–2024
The top 5 in 2024, against the median.
- Median of all countries
- China
- United States
- Germany
- United Kingdom
- France
Data
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52 countries · # = rank by EV Sales All Types
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 11.3M | 48.0% | 11.0% |
| 2 |  United States | 1.5M | 10.0% | 3% |
| 3 |  Germany | 570.4K | 19.0% | 7% |
| 4 |  United Kingdom | 550K | 28.0% | 6% |
| 5 |  France | 450.6K | 24.0% | 4% |
| 6 |  Canada | 252K | 17.0% | 4% |
| 7 |  Belgium | 197K | 43.0% | 11.0% |
| 8 |  Netherlands | 182K | 48.0% | 11.0% |
| 9 |  Sweden | 157K | 58.0% | 13.0% |
| 10 |  South Korea | 130.7K | 9% | 3% |
| 11 |  Spain | 128K | 11.0% | 2% |
| 12 |  Brazil | 125K | 6% | 1% |
| 13 |  Italy | 118K | 8% | 2% |
| 14 |  Norway | 113.5K | 92.0% | 32.0% |
| 15 |  Australia | 112K | 13.0% | 2% |
| 16 |  Turkey | 105.7K | 11.0% | 1% |
| 17 |  Japan | 103.7K | 3% | 1% |
| 18 |  Denmark | 96.1K | 56.0% | 17.0% |
| 19 |  India | 92.1K | 2% | — |
| 20 |  Thailand | 80.4K | 13.0% | 1% |
| 21 |  Israel | 76.4K | 21.0% | 6% |
| 22 |  Portugal | 70K | 33.0% | 4% |
| 23 |  Vietnam | 69.1K | 17.0% | 5% |
| 24 |  Switzerland | 67K | 28.0% | 7% |
| 25 |  Austria | 62K | 24.0% | 5% |
| 26 |  Indonesia | 49.2K | 7% | 1% |
| 27 |  Finland | 37K | 50.0% | 8% |
| 28 |  Russia | 32.6K | 3% | — |
| 29 |  Poland | 32K | 6% | 1% |
| 30 |  Ireland | 30K | 25.0% | — |
| 31 |  Malaysia | 27.3K | 4% | 1% |
| 32 |  Mexico | 27.1K | 2% | — |
| 33 |  Uzbekistan | 22.6K | 5% | 1% |
| 34 |  Greece | 17K | 12.0% | 1% |
| 35 |  Luxembourg | 16.8K | 36.0% | — |
| 36 |  Czechia | 15.8K | 7% | — |
| 37 |  Hungary | 14.3K | 12.0% | — |
| 38 |  Colombia | 13.1K | 7% | 1% |
| 39 |  Costa Rica | 11K | 15.0% | 2% |
| 40 |  Romania | 9,800 | 7% | — |
| 41 |  New Zealand | 9,719 | 11.0% | 3% |
| 42 |  Chile | 5,600 | 2% | — |
| 43 |  Slovakia | 4,400 | 5% | — |
| 44 |  Slovenia | 4,300 | 8% | — |
| 44 |  Iceland | 4,300 | 42.0% | 18.0% |
| 46 |  Lithuania | 3,500 | 12.0% | — |
| 47 |  Croatia | 3,200 | 5% | — |
| 48 |  Estonia | 2,600 | 10.0% | — |
| 49 |  Bulgaria | 2,170 | 5% | — |
| 50 |  Latvia | 2,100 | 12.0% | — |
| 51 |  South Africa | 1,940 | 1% | — |
| 52 |  Cyprus | 1,860 | 12.0% | — |
What correlates with EV Sales All Types (2024)?
Pearson r against 1,994 other country metrics sharing at least 32 countries, 2 near-identical series hidden. Correlation is not causation.
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest EV Sales All Types?
- China has the highest EV Sales All Types in 2024, at 11.3M, followed by United States (1.5M) and Germany (570.4K).
- Which country has the lowest EV Sales All Types?
- Cyprus has the lowest EV Sales All Types in 2024, at 1,860.
- What is the median EV Sales All Types across countries?
- The median is 43.1K across the 52 countries with data in 2024.
- Where does this electric car use by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Global EV Data Explorer - IEA.