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EU countries by new battery electric car registrations

Germany had the highest new battery electric car registrations of 27 EU countries in 2021, at 355,961. Cyprus had the lowest, at 78. The median was 6,344 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 885,038. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest355,961Germany
Lowest78Cyprus
Median6,34427 EU countries
European Union (27)885,038History

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 33,366 countBelgium: 22,774 countBulgaria: 321 countCyprus: 78 countCzechia: 3,172 countGermany: 355,961 countDenmark: 24,876 countEstonia: 487 countSpain: 24,400 countFinland: 10,153 countFrance: 165,566 countGreece: 2,174 countCroatia: 1,121 countHungary: 4,313 countIreland: 9,199 countItaly: 69,178 countLithuania: 1,277 countLuxembourg: 4,649 countLatvia: 480 countMalta: 416 countNetherlands: 63,658 countPoland: 7,092 countPortugal: 13,546 countRomania: 6,344 countSweden: 57,590 countSlovenia: 1,742 countSlovakia: 1,105 count
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  • 32K and over
count, 2021. Source: Eurostat, New passenger cars by type of motor energy, electricity (road_eqr_carpda). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

Germany: 355,961 countGermany355,961France: 165,566 countFrance165,566Italy: 69,178 countItaly69,178Netherlands: 63,658 countNetherlands63,658Sweden: 57,590 countSweden57,590Austria: 33,366 countAustria33,366Denmark: 24,876 countDenmark24,876Spain: 24,400 countSpain24,400Belgium: 22,774 countBelgium22,774Portugal: 13,546 countPortugal13,546Finland: 10,153 countFinland10,153Ireland: 9,199 countIreland9,199Poland: 7,092 countPoland7,092Romania: 6,344 countRomania6,344Luxembourg: 4,649 countLuxembourg4,649Hungary: 4,313 countHungary4,313Czechia: 3,172 countCzechia3,172Greece: 2,174 countGreece2,174Slovenia: 1,742 countSlovenia1,742Lithuania: 1,277 countLithuania1,277Croatia: 1,121 countCroatia1,121Slovakia: 1,105 countSlovakia1,105Estonia: 487 countEstonia487Latvia: 480 countLatvia480Malta: 416 countMalta416Bulgaria: 321 countBulgaria321Cyprus: 78 countCyprus78Germany: 355,961 countGermany355,961France: 165,566 countFrance165,566Italy: 69,178 countItaly69,178Netherlands: 63,658 countNetherlands63,658Sweden: 57,590 countSweden57,590Austria: 33,366 countAustria33,366Denmark: 24,876 countDenmark24,876Spain: 24,400 countSpain24,400Belgium: 22,774 countBelgium22,774Portugal: 13,546 countPortugal13,546Finland: 10,153 countFinland10,153Ireland: 9,199 countIreland9,199Poland: 7,092 countPoland7,092Romania: 6,344 countRomania6,344Luxembourg: 4,649 countLuxembourg4,649Hungary: 4,313 countHungary4,313Czechia: 3,172 countCzechia3,172Greece: 2,174 countGreece2,174Slovenia: 1,742 countSlovenia1,742Lithuania: 1,277 countLithuania1,277Croatia: 1,121 countCroatia1,121Slovakia: 1,105 countSlovakia1,105Estonia: 487 countEstonia487Latvia: 480 countLatvia480Malta: 416 countMalta416Bulgaria: 321 countBulgaria321Cyprus: 78 countCyprus78
count. Source: Eurostat, New passenger cars by type of motor energy, electricity (road_eqr_carpda). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
count		Change on 2020
1Germany355,961+83.3%
2France165,566+47.2%
3Italy69,178+123.7%
4Netherlands63,658-12.6%
5Sweden57,590+105.8%
6Austria33,366+108.9%
7Denmark24,876+75%
8Spain24,400+33.9%
9Belgium22,774+51.4%
10Portugal13,546+71.3%
11Finland10,153+139.2%
12Ireland9,199+125.7%
13Poland7,092+92.8%
14Romania6,344+123.1%
15Luxembourg4,649+88%
16Hungary4,313+41.5%
17Czechia3,172-3.4%
18Greece Estimated2,174+220.6%
19Slovenia1,742+1.3%
20Lithuania1,277+166%
21Croatia1,121+75.4%
22Slovakia1,105+20.4%
23Estonia487+41.6%
24Latvia480+36.8%
25Malta416+133.7%
26Bulgaria321+130.9%
27Cyprus78+85.7%

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About this ranking

Passenger cars powered only by electricity registered for the first time in the year.

New registrations reported by national vehicle registers to Eurostat. Battery electric cars run only on electricity; plug-in hybrids are counted separately by Eurostat and are not included here.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. New passenger cars by type of motor energy, electricity (road_eqr_carpda). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). New passenger cars by type of motor energy, electricity (road_eqr_carpda) (EU countries by new battery electric car registrations, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table

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New passenger cars by type of motor energy, electricity (road_eqr_carpda), EU countries by new battery electric car registrations, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 6 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/new-battery-electric-car-registrations/eu-countries?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. New passenger cars by type of motor energy, electricity (road_eqr_carpda). EU countries by new battery electric car registrations, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/new-battery-electric-car-registrations/eu-countries?period=2021.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) New passenger cars by type of motor energy, electricity (road_eqr_carpda), EU countries by new battery electric car registrations, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/new-battery-electric-car-registrations/eu-countries?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest new battery electric car registrations?

Germany, with 355,961 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest new battery electric car registrations?

Cyprus, with 78 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, New passenger cars by type of motor energy, electricity (road_eqr_carpda). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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