Electric car stock in high-income countries in 2025 — 26,993,600 vehicles. Since 2010, the indicator has risen by 80,283.6%.
2010–2025 · vehicles
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries
| Year | vehicles | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.99M | +5.05M | +23% |
| 2024 | 21.95M | +4.57M | +26.27% |
| 2023 | 17.38M | +5.48M | +46.1% |
| 2022 | 11.9M | +3.46M | +40.99% |
| 2021 | 8.44M | +2.93M | +53.19% |
| 2020 | 5.51M | +1.81M | +49.1% |
| 2019 | 3.69M | +960,810 | +35.15% |
| 2018 | 2.73M | +831,729 | +43.74% |
| 2017 | 1.9M | +536,554 | +39.3% |
| 2016 | 1.37M | +405,484 | +42.25% |
| 2015 | 959,643 | +324,790 | +51.16% |
| 2014 | 634,853 | +257,215 | +68.11% |
| 2013 | 377,638 | +183,606 | +94.63% |
| 2012 | 194,032 | +110,696 | +132.83% |
| 2011 | 83,336 | +49,755 | +148.16% |
| 2010 | 33,581 | — | — |
The number of electric cars in use — the accumulated stock, not sales for the year. The difference between a stock and a flow is fundamental here: the share of electric cars in sales can be above half while their share of the stock stays small, because cars serve for some fifteen years and the fleet turns over slowly. It is this series, not sales, that shows when the transition will begin to tell on fuel consumption.
Important: A stock, not a flow: it cannot be compared with sales for the year directly. The stock is smaller than the sum of sales in past years — some of the cars have already been retired.
Source: Global EV Outlook (IEA), license CC BY 4.0.
How many electric cars were sold over the year — fully electric ones and plug-in hybrids.
Emissions CO2 emissions from oilHow much carbon dioxide comes from burning petroleum products — mostly in transport.
Vehicles Non-electric car salesHow many gasoline and diesel cars were sold — a series that has been falling in recent years.