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EU countries by battery electric cars on the road

Germany had the highest battery electric cars on the road of 24 EU countries in 2022, at 1.01 million. Cyprus had the lowest, at 830. The median was 30,339. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1,013,009Germany
Lowest830Cyprus
Median30,33924 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2022

Austria: 110,225 countBelgium: 89,811 countCyprus: 830 countGermany: 1,013,009 countEstonia: 3,461 countSpain: 95,617 countFinland: 46,943 countFrance: 595,858 countGreece: 7,299 countCroatia: 4,801 countHungary: 29,836 countIreland: 36,002 countItaly: 158,131 countLithuania: 7,305 countLuxembourg: 13,909 countLatvia: 3,832 countMalta: 2,803 countNetherlands: 330,113 countPoland: 30,841 countPortugal: 67,347 countRomania: 24,691 countSweden: 197,709 countSlovenia: 7,977 countSlovakia: 5,757 count
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count, 2022. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Eurostat, Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2022

Germany: 1,013,009 countGermany1,013,009France: 595,858 countFrance595,858Netherlands: 330,113 countNetherlands330,113Sweden: 197,709 countSweden197,709Italy: 158,131 countItaly158,131Austria: 110,225 countAustria110,225Spain: 95,617 countSpain95,617Belgium: 89,811 countBelgium89,811Portugal: 67,347 countPortugal67,347Finland: 46,943 countFinland46,943Ireland: 36,002 countIreland36,002Poland: 30,841 countPoland30,841Hungary: 29,836 countHungary29,836Romania: 24,691 countRomania24,691Luxembourg: 13,909 countLuxembourg13,909Slovenia: 7,977 countSlovenia7,977Lithuania: 7,305 countLithuania7,305Greece: 7,299 countGreece7,299Slovakia: 5,757 countSlovakia5,757Croatia: 4,801 countCroatia4,801Latvia: 3,832 countLatvia3,832Estonia: 3,461 countEstonia3,461Malta: 2,803 countMalta2,803Cyprus: 830 countCyprus830Germany: 1,013,009 countGermany1,013,009France: 595,858 countFrance595,858Netherlands: 330,113 countNetherlands330,113Sweden: 197,709 countSweden197,709Italy: 158,131 countItaly158,131Austria: 110,225 countAustria110,225Spain: 95,617 countSpain95,617Belgium: 89,811 countBelgium89,811Portugal: 67,347 countPortugal67,347Finland: 46,943 countFinland46,943Ireland: 36,002 countIreland36,002Poland: 30,841 countPoland30,841Hungary: 29,836 countHungary29,836Romania: 24,691 countRomania24,691Luxembourg: 13,909 countLuxembourg13,909Slovenia: 7,977 countSlovenia7,977Lithuania: 7,305 countLithuania7,305Greece: 7,299 countGreece7,299Slovakia: 5,757 countSlovakia5,757Croatia: 4,801 countCroatia4,801Latvia: 3,832 countLatvia3,832Estonia: 3,461 countEstonia3,461Malta: 2,803 countMalta2,803Cyprus: 830 countCyprus830
count. Source: Eurostat, Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2022
count		Change on 2021
1Germany1,013,009+63.8%
2France595,858+47.7%
3Netherlands330,113+34.7%
4Sweden197,709+79.4%
5Italy158,131+34%
6Austria110,225+44%
7Spain95,617+44.7%
8Belgium89,811+71.5%
9Portugal67,347+55.5%
10Finland46,943+97.7%
11Ireland36,002+70.7%
12Poland30,841+70.1%
13Hungary29,836+58.5%
14Romania24,691+98.6%
15Luxembourg13,909+63.1%
16Slovenia7,977+47.4%
17Lithuania7,305+51.2%
18Greece7,299+79.1%
19Slovakia5,757+55.6%
20Croatia4,801+61.3%
21Latvia3,832+82%
22Estonia3,461+40.9%
23Malta2,803+57%
24Cyprus830+149.2%

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About this ranking

Passenger cars powered only by electricity registered at the end of the year (the stock, not new registrations).

Counts cars on the register on 31 December, as reported by national vehicle registers to Eurostat. Plug-in hybrids, other hybrids and hydrogen cars are not included. Germany counts its register on 1 January of the following year, so its 2024 value is the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) figure for 1 January 2025. Regions use NUTS 2024 codes; a few countries report no regional breakdown.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. 2 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_elvehst/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst) (EU countries by battery electric cars on the road, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_elvehst/default/table

MLA 9

Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst), EU countries by battery electric cars on the road, 2022. Eurostat, European Commission, 31 Aug. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_elvehst/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/battery-electric-cars-on-the-road/eu-countries?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst). EU countries by battery electric cars on the road, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_elvehst/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/battery-electric-cars-on-the-road/eu-countries?period=2022.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst), EU countries by battery electric cars on the road, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_elvehst/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/battery-electric-cars-on-the-road/eu-countries?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest battery electric cars on the road?

Germany, with 1.01 million in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest battery electric cars on the road?

Cyprus, with 830 in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 2 EU countries have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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