New passenger cars by type of motor energy and engine size in Netherlands
Netherlands: New passenger cars by type of motor energy and engine size was 387,578 Number in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
387,578 Number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
11th
of 52 countries
All-time high
611,776 Number
in 1999
All-time low
312,070 Number
in 2022
Years of data
47
1970–2025
New passenger cars by type of motor energy and engine size in Netherlands, 1970–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2025, new passenger cars by type of motor energy and engine size in Netherlands stood at 387,578 Number.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new passenger cars by type of motor energy and engine size in Netherlands peaked at 611,776 Number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 312,070 Number, in 2022.
Netherlands ranks 11th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
New passenger cars by type of motor energy and engine size in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 432,231 Number | — |
| 1975 | 450,220 Number | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 575,059 Number | +27.7% |
| 1980 | 450,974 Number | -21.6% |
| 1981 | 389,312 Number | -13.7% |
| 1982 | 406,774 Number | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 459,131 Number | +12.9% |
| 1984 | 461,391 Number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 495,685 Number | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 560,512 Number | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 555,743 Number | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 482,617 Number | -13.2% |
| 1989 | 495,653 Number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 502,671 Number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 490,407 Number | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 492,130 Number | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 391,934 Number | -20.4% |
| 1994 | 433,913 Number | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 478,318 Number | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 543,110 Number | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 611,776 Number | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 597,623 Number | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 530,287 Number | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 510,744 Number | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 488,977 Number | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 483,885 Number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 465,196 Number | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 483,999 Number | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 505,779 Number | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 500,098 Number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 387,408 Number | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 482,633 Number | +24.6% |
| 2011 | 555,846 Number | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 502,479 Number | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 416,717 Number | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 387,568 Number | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 448,906 Number | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 382,512 Number | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 414,306 Number | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 443,529 Number | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 445,218 Number | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 355,432 Number | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 322,318 Number | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 312,070 Number | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 369,635 Number | +18.4% |
| 2024 | 381,463 Number | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 387,578 Number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 485,837 Number | 432,231 Number | 575,059 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 475,779 Number | 389,312 Number | 560,512 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 493,032 Number | 391,934 Number | 611,776 Number | 8 |
| 2000s | 495,400 Number | 387,408 Number | 597,623 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 447,971 Number | 382,512 Number | 555,846 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 354,749 Number | 312,070 Number | 387,578 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More energy & mining data for Netherlands
- IPAC Dashboard indicators — Nuclear, level, electricity output 4,016 Index (2025)
- IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil 1.05 Index (2025)
- IPAC Dashboard indicators — Renewables 9,519 Index (2025)
- Energy use — Total final energy consumption 48,610 Tonnes of oil equivalent (2023)
- Energy use — Direct on-farm energy consumption 2,977 Tonnes of oil equivalent (2023)
- Passenger cars, by type of motor energy and size of engine 9.42 million Number (2025)
- Supply, transformation and consumption of electricity 16,307 Gigawatt-hour (2025)
- Gross production of electricity and derived heat from non-combustible 56.85 Gigawatt-hour (2025)
- Imports of solid fossil fuels by partner country 6,366 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Exports of solid fossil fuels by partner country 121.72 Thousand tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new passenger cars by type of motor energy and engine size in Netherlands?
- New passenger cars by type of motor energy and engine size in Netherlands was 387,578 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest new passenger cars by type of motor energy and engine size recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 611,776 Number in 1999.
- What is the lowest new passenger cars by type of motor energy and engine size recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 312,070 Number in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for new passenger cars by type of motor energy and engine size?
- Netherlands ranks 11th out of 52 countries with data for 2025.
- Is new passenger cars by type of motor energy and engine size rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of New passenger cars by type of motor energy and engine size. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 47 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).