Electric Vehicle Sales: China vs World
Electric vehicle sales comparison between China and the rest of the world (2015-2025). China dominates with 60%+ of global EV sales.
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China sold 12.5 million electric vehicles in 2025, 62.5% of global EV sales. From 330,000 in 2015, China's EV market grew 38x in 10 years. China is the world's largest EV market and manufacturing hub. Data from IEA and CAAM covers 2015-2025.
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Electric Vehicle Sales: China vs World
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11 data points| Year | China | World total | World minus china | China share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.33 | 0.55 | 0.22 | 60 |
| 2016 | 0.51 | 0.78 | 0.27 | 65.4 |
| 2017 | 0.78 | 1.22 | 0.44 | 63.9 |
| 2018 | 1.26 | 2.02 | 0.76 | 62.4 |
| 2019 | 1.21 | 2.25 | 1.04 | 53.8 |
| 2020 | 1.37 | 3.12 | 1.75 | 43.9 |
| 2021 | 3.52 | 6.75 | 3.23 | 52.1 |
| 2022 | 6.89 | 10.52 | 3.63 | 65.5 |
| 2023 | 9.5 | 14.2 | 4.7 | 66.9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 64.7 |
| 2025 | 12.5 | 20 | 7.5 | 62.5 |
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Electric vehicle sales comparison between China and the rest of the world (2015-2025). China dominates with 60%+ of global EV sales.
Series: Energy Transition
Category: technology
Data Source: IEA, EV-Volumes, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers
Update Frequency: yearly
API Access: REST API endpoint
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China Data Portal (2026). Electric Vehicle Sales: China vs World. Retrieved from https://chinadata.live/data/ev-sales-china-vs-world/
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IEA, EV-Volumes, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers
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2026-03-15T10:49:50.276Z
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- âĸ Data Range: 2015 to 2025 (11 data points)
- âĸ Category: technology
- âĸ Source: IEA, EV-Volumes, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers
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China's Electric Vehicle Sales: China vs World data for 2025 is available with 11 data points covering 2015 to 2025.
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What is the data range for Electric Vehicle Sales: China vs World?
The Electric Vehicle Sales: China vs World dataset covers 2015 to 2025, with 11 data points. Data source: IEA, EV-Volumes, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
Dataset Info
- Category
- technology
- Unit
- Million Units
- Source
- IEA, EV-Volumes, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers
- Time Range
- 2015 - 2025
- Data Points
- 11