Passenger cars by alternative motor energy (until 2012) by country

Countries reporting
27
Highest
3,103
Poland
Lowest
0
Denmark
Median
8
Years covered
23
1990–2012
Data points
386

What the numbers show

Passenger cars by alternative motor energy (until 2012) is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 3,103 in Poland; the lowest is 0 in Denmark.

The median across all reporting countries is 8, and the mean is 265.6.

Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Switzerland (up 4,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 100.0%).

Passenger cars by alternative motor energy: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Poland 3,103 2012 up 598.1% volatile
2 Italy 2,590 2012 up 67.7% rising
3 Germany 646 2012 up 3,937.5% volatile
4 Netherlands 276 2011 down 11.8% falling
5 France 157 2007 up 30.8% rising
6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 155 2011 up 1,007.1% volatile
7 Belgium 60 2011 down 34.1% rising
8 Croatia 49 2012 volatile
9 Switzerland 42 2012 up 4,100.0% volatile
10 Hungary 19.04 2012 up 39.0% volatile
11 Ireland 16.9 2012 volatile
12 Austria 13 2012 volatile
13 North Macedonia 10 2012 up 233.3% volatile
14 Norway 8 2012 up 700.0% volatile
15 Czechia 7 2012 down 78.1% volatile
16 Sweden 5.23 2011 up 1,352.8% volatile
17 Spain 5 2012 rising
18 Finland 4 2012 volatile
19 Luxembourg 1 2009 up 231.8% volatile
20 Cyprus 1 2012 volatile
20 Romania 1 2012 volatile
22 Slovenia 0.89 2012 down 55.5% volatile
23 Estonia 0.6 2012 volatile
24 Malta 0.38 2012 volatile
25 Liechtenstein 0.2 2010 volatile
26 Latvia 0.01 2012 down 90.0% volatile
27 Denmark 0 2002 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Passenger cars by alternative motor energy (until 2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
28 places, 386 data points, 1990–2012
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