Environment and energy · ranked by Electric car stock
Countries with the most electric cars on the road
| # | Name | Electric car stock | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44.0k thousand cars | new | |
| 2 | 7,800 thousand cars | new | |
| 3 | 3,100 thousand cars | new | |
| 4 | 2,460 thousand cars | new | |
| 5 | 2,210 thousand cars | new | |
| 6 | 1,200 thousand cars | new | |
| 7 | 1,060 thousand cars | new | |
| 8 | 1,030 thousand cars | new | |
| 9 | 834 thousand cars | new | |
| 10 | 800 thousand cars | new |
Show positions 11–45
| 11 | 770 thousand cars | new | |
| 12 | 720 thousand cars | new | |
| 13 | 690 thousand cars | new | |
| 14 | 670 thousand cars | new | |
| 15 | 630 thousand cars | new | |
| 16 | 434 thousand cars | new | |
| 17 | 421 thousand cars | new | |
| 18 | 410 thousand cars | new | |
| 19 | 400 thousand cars | new | |
| 20 | 390 thousand cars | new | |
| 21 | 364 thousand cars | new | |
| 22 | 355 thousand cars | new | |
| 23 | 350 thousand cars | new | |
| 24 | 330 thousand cars | new | |
| 25 | 310 thousand cars | new | |
| 26 | 280.24 thousand cars | new | |
| 27 | 240 thousand cars | new | |
| 28 | 196 thousand cars | new | |
| 29 | 185.8 thousand cars | new | |
| 30 | 158 thousand cars | new | |
| 31 | 128 thousand cars | new | |
| 32 | 113 thousand cars | new | |
| 33 | 84 thousand cars | new | |
| 34 | 64 thousand cars | new | |
| 35 | 63 thousand cars | new | |
| 36 | 59 thousand cars | new | |
| 37 | 49.6 thousand cars | new | |
| 38 | 49 thousand cars | new | |
| 39 | 35 thousand cars | new | |
| 40 | 34.7 thousand cars | new | |
| 41 | 20 thousand cars | new | |
| 42 | 14.82 thousand cars | new | |
| 43 | 9.48 thousand cars | new | |
| 44 | 9.2 thousand cars | new | |
| 45 | 7.34 thousand cars | new |
History
How the top 10 has moved
Positions of today's top 10 across every published snapshot.
About this ranking
Countries with the most electric cars on the road, explained
Countries with the most electric cars on the road is a live ranking of the top 45 entries in environment and energy by Electric car stock, built from public data published by Our World in Data. It was last refreshed on 2026-11-02. This is the first published snapshot; from the next refresh onwards the page will also show movers, new entries and a rank history chart.
China currently holds #1 with 44.0k thousand cars. United States is second with 7,800 thousand cars, which puts the leader 5.6 times ahead. Germany completes the top three with 3,100 thousand cars. Together the top three account for about 85% of the combined top-10 total, which gives a quick sense of how concentrated this ranking is.
How it is measured: The number of electric cars in use. Our World in Data chart "electric-car-stocks" (column ev_stock); most recent year per country within the last five years of data, regional aggregates excluded. Caveat: Years differ by country; the chart page documents the original source and its limitations. Data from Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0) and the sources it cites. The full top 45 is on this page, with positions 11 to 45 one click away, and each entry links to its own profile showing every ranking it appears in.
Use this page to check who is number one right now, compare any two entries head to head, or test yourself with the quiz, which asks you to name all ten in three minutes. Year-end archives are available for 2026, freezing the ranking as it stood at the close of each year. Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value: each number is fetched from its source, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails the gate, the previous snapshot stays live and the problem is reviewed by a person.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is #1 in Countries with the most electric cars on the road?
- China is #1 with 44.0k thousand cars, as of 2026-11-02. United States is #2.
- How is Countries with the most electric cars on the road ranked?
- By Electric car stock. The number of electric cars in use. Our World in Data chart "electric-car-stocks" (column ev_stock); most recent year per country within the last five years of data, regional aggregates excluded.
- How often is this ranking updated?
- It refreshes on a fixed schedule from Our World in Data. The latest snapshot was captured on 2026-11-02.
- Where does the data come from?
- Our World in Data. Data from Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0) and the sources it cites. The raw payload for every refresh is stored unchanged so any number can be traced back.