Electric car stock — all countries

Electric car stock — South Korea

Electric car stock in South Korea in 2025 — 834,000 vehicles. Ranked 9 in the world out of 45. Since 2010, the indicator has risen by 1,367,113.1%.

2025 834,000 vehicles +35.17% vs 2024
World rank 9of 45
Period maximum 834,000 vehicles2025
Period minimum 61 vehicles2010

Trend over time

2010–2025 · vehicles

Electric car stock — South Korea, 2010–20250250,000500,000750,0001M2010201220142016201820202022202420252010: 61 vehicles2011: 340 vehicles2012: 850 vehicles2013: 1,400 vehicles2014: 2,700 vehicles2015: 6,050 vehicles2016: 10,580 vehicles2017: 25,300 vehicles2018: 60,600 vehicles2019: 100,000 vehicles2020: 144,000 vehicles2021: 234,000 vehicles2022: 357,000 vehicles2023: 489,000 vehicles2024: 617,000 vehicles2025: 834,000 vehicles
Change over the period: +833,939 (+1,367,113.11%) Average annual rate: 88.68 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea

South Korea 834,000 vehicles
World 76M vehicles
East Asia & Pacific computed 47.16M vehicles
Eastern Asia computed 45.55M vehicles
High-income countries computed 26.99M vehicles
Electric car stock — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year vehicles Change Change, %
2025 834,000 +217,000 +35.17%
2024 617,000 +128,000 +26.18%
2023 489,000 +132,000 +36.97%
2022 357,000 +123,000 +52.56%
2021 234,000 +90,000 +62.5%
2020 144,000 +44,000 +44%
2019 100,000 +39,400 +65.02%
2018 60,600 +35,300 +139.53%
2017 25,300 +14,720 +139.13%
2016 10,580 +4,530 +74.88%
2015 6,050 +3,350 +124.07%
2014 2,700 +1,300 +92.86%
2013 1,400 +550 +64.71%
2012 850 +510 +150%
2011 340 +279 +457.38%
2010 61

Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CN China 44M KR South Korea 834,000 JP Japan 720,000

About the indicator

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.