Share of global electric car production vs Electric car sales in China

In 2025, share of global electric car production in China was 75%; electric car sales was 13 million.

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China, annual figures, spaced by time from 2024 to 2025 . Different units, drawn on separate scales and clipped to the years both series publish; earlier history stays on each indicator’s own page. Read the values, not the heights.

Share of global electric car production

Unit: % · 2 observations

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Share of global electric car productionShare of global electric car production. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 70% to 75%. Latest value 75% (2025). % 0 20 40 60 80 2024 2025 70% 75%
Share of global electric car productionShare of global electric car production. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 70% to 75%. Latest value 75% (2025). % 0 30 60 90 2024 2025 70% 75%
Share of global electric car productionShare of global electric car production. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 70% to 75%. Latest value 75% (2025). % 0 30 60 90 2024 2025 70% 75%
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Share of global electric car production
Period Type Value
2024 Actual 70%
2025 Estimate 75%
Source: IEA · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

Electric car sales

Unit: million · 2 observations

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Electric car salesElectric car sales. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 11 million to 13 million. Latest value 13 million (2025). million 0 3 6 9 12 15 2024 2025 11 13
Electric car salesElectric car sales. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 11 million to 13 million. Latest value 13 million (2025). million 0 5 10 15 2024 2025 11 13
Electric car salesElectric car sales. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 11 million to 13 million. Latest value 13 million (2025). million 0 5 10 15 2024 2025 11 13
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Electric car sales
Period Type Value
2024 Actual 11 million
2025 Actual 13 million
Source: IEA · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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2 periods are published for both series in China as annual figures on the same basis. Comparing anything else would mean comparing different periods.

Period Share of global electric car production Electric car sales
2024 70% IEA 11 million IEA
2025 75% IEA 13 million IEA

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Where these numbers come from

Share of global electric car production

The region's share of worldwide electric car manufacturing output.

2 observations charted in China · source organisations: IEA

Electric car sales

New battery-electric and plug-in hybrid electric passenger cars sold in the region during the calendar year.

2 observations charted in China · source organisations: IEA

Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON

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