Approximately 35 million electric cars were sold worldwide from 2019 to 2023. In total, around 60 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂) is avoided annually because of the deployment of electric cars since 2019, owing to the reduced demand for fossil fuels. China is the largest contributor to electric car-related emission reductions, with 22 MtCO₂ avoided annually over the five-year period from 2019 to 2023. In 2023, global electric car sales increased by 35 percent year-on-year.
Avoided annual emissions from electric cars deployment worldwide from 2019 to 2023, by country
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)
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IEA. (February 29, 2024). Avoided annual emissions from electric cars deployment worldwide from 2019 to 2023, by country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1482699/avoided-emissions-from-electric-cars-by-country/
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