Electric cars among new cars

Name: Electric cars among new cars, 2025
Creator: Civitascope
Published: 2026-11-03T09:07:39+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Topic: Transport

In Denmark, 67.8% of new cars were battery-only electric, against 1.9% in Croatia.

In 2025, 17.3% of the new passenger cars registered in the EU were battery-only electric. Imported second-hand cars are not counted.

Figures for:: 2025.
Covers:: the whole year.
New data:: once a year.
Dataset updated:: 6 October 2026.

Published 3 November 2026

27 / 27 EU countries ranked

The ranking

In 2025, the share of battery-only electric cars among new passenger cars was highest in Denmark, at 67.8%, and lowest in Croatia, at 1.9%.

Share of battery-only electric cars among new passenger cars, %

2019–2025

		2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
	EU,	2019: 1.9 %,	2020: 5.3 %,	2021: 9.0 %,	2022: 12.1 %,	2023: 14.5 %,	2024: 13.5 %,	2025: 17.3 %,
Rank 1:	Denmark,	2019: 2.4 %,	2020: 7.1 %,	2021: 13.3 %,	2022: 20.6 %,	2023: 36.1 %,	2024: 51.3 %,	2025: 67.8 %,
Rank 2:	Netherlands,	2019: 13.8 %,	2020: 20.5 %,	2021: 19.8 %,	2022: 23.5 %,	2023: 30.8 %,	2024: 34.6 %,	2025: 40.2 %,
Rank 3:	Malta,	2019: 3.7 %,	2020: 3.9 %,	2021: 7.9 %,	2022: 15.4 %,	2023: 20.3 %,	2024: 37.7 %,	2025: 37.6 %,
Rank 4:	Finland,	2019: 1.7 %,	2020: 4.4 %,	2021: 10.3 %,	2022: 17.8 %,	2023: 33.8 %,	2024: 29.5 %,	2025: 37.2 %,
Rank 5:	Sweden,	2019: 4.3 %,	2020: 9.5 %,	2021: 19.0 %,	2022: 32.9 %,	2023: 38.6 %,	2024: 34.9 %,	2025: 36.4 %,
Rank 6:	Belgium,	2019: 1.6 %,	2020: 3.4 %,	2021: 5.8 %,	2022: 10.1 %,	2023: 19.3 %,	2024: 28.0 %,	2025: 34.1 %,
Rank 7:	Luxembourg,	2019: 1.8 %,	2020: 5.5 %,	2021: 10.5 %,	2022: 15.2 %,	2023: 22.5 %,	2024: 27.4 %,	2025: 26.6 %,
Rank 8:	Portugal,	2019: 3.1 %,	2020: 5.4 %,	2021: 9.2 %,	2022: 11.6 %,	2023: 18.2 %,	2024: 19.9 %,	2025: 23.3 %,
Rank 9:	Austria,	2019: 2.8 %,	2020: 6.4 %,	2021: 13.9 %,	2022: 15.9 %,	2023: 19.9 %,	2024: 17.6 %,	2025: 21.3 %,
Rank 10:	France,	2019: 1.9 %,	2020: 6.6 %,	2021: 9.7 %,	2022: 13.1 %,	2023: 16.5 %,	2024: 16.6 %,	2025: 19.6 %,
Rank 11:	Germany,	2019: 1.8 %,	2020: 6.7 %,	2021: 13.6 %,	2022: 17.7 %,	2023: 18.4 %,	2024: 13.5 %,	2025: 19.1 %,
Rank 12:	Ireland,	2019: 2.9 %,	2020: 4.4 %,	2021: 8.5 %,	2022: 14.7 %,	2023: 18.5 %,	2024: 14.2 %,	2025: 18.6 %,
Rank 13:	Slovenia,	2019: 1.0 %,	2020: 3.2 %,	2021: 3.3 %,	2022: 5.0 %,	2023: 8.9 %,	2024: 6.0 %,	2025: 11.1 %,
Rank 14:	Cyprus,	2019: 0.5 %,	2020: 0.4 %,	2021: 0.7 %,	2022: 3.5 %,	2023: 5.4 %,	2024: 7.9 %,	2025: 10.1 %,
Rank 15:	Lithuania,	2019: 0.7 %,	2020: 1.2 %,	2021: 4.5 %,	2022: 6.2 %,	2023: 8.2 %,	2024: 6.7 %,	2025: 8.9 %,
Rank 16:	Spain,	2019: 0.8 %,	2020: 2.0 %,	2021: 2.7 %,	2022: 3.7 %,	2023: 5.6 %,	2024: 5.6 %,	2025: 8.7 %,
Rank 17:	Hungary,	2019: 1.2 %,	2020: 2.4 %,	2021: 3.5 %,	2022: 4.2 %,	2023: 5.4 %,	2024: 7.0 %,	2025: 8.5 %,
Rank 18:	Poland,	2019: 0.3 %,	2020: 0.9 %,	2021: 1.6 %,	2022: 2.7 %,	2023: 3.6 %,	2024: 3.0 %,	2025: 7.2 %,
Rank 19:	Latvia,	2019: 0.6 %,	2020: 2.6 %,	2021: 3.3 %,	2022: 6.4 %,	2023: 8.8 %,	2024: 7.4 %,	2025: 7.1 %,
Rank 20:	Estonia,	2019: 0.3 %,	2020: 1.8 %,	2021: 2.2 %,	2022: 3.4 %,	2023: 6.3 %,	2024: 5.1 %,	2025: 6.6 %,
Rank 21:	Greece,	2019: 0.2 %,	2020: 0.9 %,	2021: 2.2 %,	2022: 2.7 %,	2023: 4.7 %,	2024: 6.4 %,	2025: 6.2 %,
Rank 22:	Italy,	2019: 0.5 %,	2020: 2.2 %,	2021: 4.6 %,	2022: 3.7 %,	2023: 4.2 %,	2024: 4.2 %,	2025: 6.1 %,
Rank 23:	Czechia,	2019: 0.3 %,	2020: 1.7 %,	2021: 1.5 %,	2022: 2.1 %,	2023: 3.1 %,	2024: 5.0 %,	2025: 5.9 %,
Rank 24:	Romania,	2019: 0.9 %,	2020: 2.3 %,	2021: 5.2 %,	2022: 9.0 %,	2023: 10.6 %,	2024: 6.5 %,	2025: 5.6 %,
Rank 25:	Bulgaria,	2019: 0.6 %,	2020: 0.7 %,	2021: 1.3 %,	2022: 3.6 %,	2023: 4.7 %,	2024: 3.9 %,	2025: 4.9 %,
Rank 26:	Slovakia,	2019: 0.2 %,	2020: 1.2 %,	2021: 1.5 %,	2022: 1.9 %,	2023: 2.9 %,	2024: 2.4 %,	2025: 4.7 %,
Rank 27:	Croatia,	2019: 0.4 %,	2020: 1.8 %,	2021: 3.2 %,	2022: 2.9 %,	2023: 2.6 %,	2024: 1.8 %,	2025: 1.9 %,

How to read: one row per country, one column per year, each value in its cell. The stronger the colour, the higher the value. Countries are ranked by 2025.Source: Eurostat, New zero-emission vehicles by type of vehicle and type of motor energy (road_eqr_zev).Chart: Civitascope (civitascope.eu) · CC BY 4.0 · Download image · Download data ·

New cars and all cars in use

Among all passenger cars in use at the end of the year, the share was highest in Denmark, at 17.93%, and lowest in Poland, at 0.44%.

Share of battery-only electric cars among new cars and among all cars in use, %

2025

Among all cars in useAmong new carsRank among all cars in useRank
(%)

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Rank 1: Denmark, Among all cars in use: 17.93 %, Among new cars: 67.8 %, Rank among all cars in use: 1

Rank 2: Netherlands, Among all cars in use: 7.23 %, Among new cars: 40.2 %, Rank among all cars in use: 4

Rank 3: Malta, Among all cars in use: 2.92 %, Among new cars: 37.6 %, Rank among all cars in use: 12

Rank 4: Finland, Among all cars in use: 4.47 %, Among new cars: 37.2 %, Rank among all cars in use: 7

Rank 5: Sweden, Among all cars in use: 8.59 %, Among new cars: 36.4 %, Rank among all cars in use: 3

Rank 6: Belgium, Among all cars in use: 6.44 %, Among new cars: 34.1 %, Rank among all cars in use: 5

Rank 7: Luxembourg, Among all cars in use: 8.66 %, Among new cars: 26.6 %, Rank among all cars in use: 2

Rank 8: Portugal, Among all cars in use: 3.77 %, Among new cars: 23.3 %, Rank among all cars in use: 11

Rank 9: Austria, Among all cars in use: 4.88 %, Among new cars: 21.3 %, Rank among all cars in use: 6

Rank 10: France, Among all cars in use: 3.86 %, Among new cars: 19.6 %, Rank among all cars in use: 10

Rank 11: Germany, Among all cars in use: 4.11 %, Among new cars: 19.1 %, Rank among all cars in use: 8

Rank 12: Ireland, Among all cars in use: 3.94 %, Among new cars: 18.6 %, Rank among all cars in use: 9

Rank 13: Slovenia, Among all cars in use: 1.91 %, Among new cars: 11.1 %, Rank among all cars in use: 14

Rank 14: Cyprus, Among all cars in use: 0.79 %, Among new cars: 10.1 %, Rank among all cars in use: 21

Rank 15: Lithuania, Among all cars in use: 1.27 %, Among new cars: 8.9 %, Rank among all cars in use: 16

Rank 16: Spain, Among all cars in use: 1.15 %, Among new cars: 8.7 %, Rank among all cars in use: 18

Rank 17: Hungary, Among all cars in use: 1.97 %, Among new cars: 8.5 %, Rank among all cars in use: 13

Rank 18: Poland, Among all cars in use: 0.44 %, Among new cars: 7.2 %, Rank among all cars in use: 27

Rank 19: Latvia, Among all cars in use: 1.73 %, Among new cars: 7.1 %, Rank among all cars in use: 15

Rank 20: Estonia, Among all cars in use: 1.26 %, Among new cars: 6.6 %, Rank among all cars in use: 17

Rank 21: Greece, Among all cars in use: 0.49 %, Among new cars: 6.2 %, Rank among all cars in use: 26

Rank 22: Italy, Among all cars in use: 0.87 %, Among new cars: 6.1 %, Rank among all cars in use: 19

Rank 23: Czechia, Among all cars in use: 0.85 %, Among new cars: 5.9 %, Rank among all cars in use: 20

Rank 24: Romania, Among all cars in use: 0.70 %, Among new cars: 5.6 %, Rank among all cars in use: 22

Rank 25: Bulgaria, Among all cars in use: 0.66 %, Among new cars: 4.9 %, Rank among all cars in use: 24

Rank 26: Slovakia, Among all cars in use: 0.68 %, Among new cars: 4.7 %, Rank among all cars in use: 23

Rank 27: Croatia, Among all cars in use: 0.61 %, Among new cars: 1.9 %, Rank among all cars in use: 25

How to read: the filled dot is among new cars, the outlined dot among all cars in use, each with its value beside it. The column on the right is the rank among all cars in use. Countries are ranked by the filled dot.The values are shown to two decimals because at one decimal some different values would look equal.Source: Eurostat, New zero-emission vehicles by type of vehicle and type of motor energy (road_eqr_zev) and Stock of zero-emission vehicles at 31st December by type of vehicle and type of motor energy (road_eqs_zev).Chart: Civitascope (civitascope.eu) · CC BY 4.0 · Download image · Download data ·

	Among new cars	Among all cars in use
Lowest	1.9%Croatia	0.44%Poland
Highest	67.8%Denmark	17.93%Denmark
Highest − lowest	65.9 pp	17.49 pp

Among new cars

Lowest: 1.9% (Croatia)Highest: 67.8% (Denmark)Highest − lowest: 65.9 pp

Among all cars in use

Lowest: 0.44% (Poland)Highest: 17.93% (Denmark)Highest − lowest: 17.49 pp

About the data

Battery-only electric passenger cars as a percentage of all passenger cars registered for the first time in the year, excluding imported second-hand cars.

Eurostat: “New vehicles registered during the year are those vehicles that are registered for the first time, irrespective of the country of registration. Imported second-hand vehicles are excluded.” (source)

The Common Questionnaire for Inland Transport Statistics of Eurostat, the UNECE and the International Transport Forum, filled in voluntarily by national authorities from vehicle registers. Some gaps are filled by Eurostat with data from the European Alternative Fuels Observatory, the car manufacturers' association (ACEA) or other public sources.

How to read these numbers

How it is measured

Eurostat's percentages carry no flags of their own. The counts they are computed from do. In 2025 the counts of new battery-only electric cars were imputed by Eurostat for Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Poland and Slovakia, and the counts of all new cars for Hungary and Ireland. Portugal's counts are provisional, and Slovenia's have a break in the series. In earlier years Eurostat imputed the counts of new battery-only electric cars for Bulgaria, Poland and Slovakia every year since 2013, and imputed or estimated them for some other countries in some years.

Some national gaps are filled by Eurostat with data from the European Alternative Fuels Observatory, the car manufacturers' association (ACEA) or other public sources such as national statistical institutes' websites.

Countries report these data voluntarily. They use common definitions but collect the data in different ways.

Eurostat publishes each year's figures in two steps. The July release is completed by early estimates, and definitive figures follow in mid-December of the year after the reference year. The figures for 2025 may still change until mid-December 2026.

Eurostat's percentages carry no flags of their own. The counts they are computed from do. In 2025 the counts of battery-only electric cars were imputed by Eurostat for Bulgaria, France, Greece, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland and Slovakia, and the counts of all cars for France, Ireland and Poland. Portugal's counts are provisional, and Slovenia's have a break in the series. In earlier years Eurostat imputed the counts of battery-only electric cars for Bulgaria, Greece and Slovakia almost every year since 2013, and for some other countries in some years.

Countries report these data voluntarily. They use common definitions but collect the data in different ways. Vehicle registers can include very old cars that are no longer on the road.

Breaks in the series

From 2025 the passenger cars include special purpose vehicles in the same category. Eurostat calls this a break in the series between 2024 and 2025.

Sources and data

Eurostat, New zero-emission vehicles by type of vehicle and type of motor energy (road_eqr_zev). Data updated 6 October 2026, retrieved 3 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Eurostat metadata · Eurostat methodology

The exact Eurostat API query

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/road_eqr_zev?format=JSON&lang=en&freq=A&geo=AT&geo=BE&geo=BG&geo=CY&geo=CZ&geo=DE&geo=DK&geo=EE&geo=EL&geo=ES&geo=EU27_2020&geo=FI&geo=FR&geo=HR&geo=HU&geo=IE&geo=IT&geo=LT&geo=LU&geo=LV&geo=MT&geo=NL&geo=PL&geo=PT&geo=RO&geo=SE&geo=SI&geo=SK&mot_nrg=ELC&unit=PC&vehicle=CAR

Eurostat, Stock of zero-emission vehicles at 31st December by type of vehicle and type of motor energy (road_eqs_zev). Data updated 6 October 2026, retrieved 3 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.