Highest EV Adoption Rate

Understand highest ev adoption rate: what the measure counts, how to read it and where to check the source.

Electric-car sales and the electric share of new sales tell different stories. A large car market can sell more electric vehicles while having a lower adoption share. Battery-only vehicles and plug-in hybrids may also be combined or separated. New sales describe the latest purchases, while the vehicle fleet changes more slowly.

About the data

Use electric cars (BEV + PHEV), not all vehicles. Adoption specifies sales share in 2024; total sales specifies 2023. The old top tens need a fresh extraction from those years.

The Country10s question

Countries with highest % of new car sales being electric in 2024. Source: IEA

Reading the source

Use electric cars (BEV + PHEV), not all vehicles. Adoption specifies sales share in 2024; total sales specifies 2023. The old top tens need a fresh extraction from those years.

The original source edition for this saved game was not retained. The link is a reference for understanding the measure, not proof that the saved answer order is a current world ranking. No unverified top-ten table is presented here.

IEA Global EV Outlook 2025: data explorer

Source: IEA Global EV Outlook 2025: data explorer