Cyprus trails northern Europe in electric car adoption

Cyprus remains stuck in the slow lane of Europe’s green transition, with electric vehicles accounting for just 0.51 per cent of the island’s passenger car fleet in 2024, according to Eurostat.

Because of its size, Cyprus is treated as a single region in the dataset examining the share of electric passenger cars by region in 2024.

The figures show that Cyprus remains far behind the leading northern European regions, where the adoption of electric vehicles is significantly higher.

Across the European Union, the highest shares of electric passenger cars were again recorded in northern regions, continuing a trend seen in previous years.

The Dutch region of Flevoland recorded the highest share in 2024, with 22.1 per cent of all passenger cars being electric.

This figure represented a 5.0 percentage point increase compared with 2023, highlighting continued growth in electric vehicle uptake in the region.

Flevoland was followed by Stockholm in Sweden, which recorded a 14.4 per cent share of electric passenger cars.

Other leading regions included Hovedstaden in Denmark, with a 13.3 per cent share, and Provincie Vlaams-Brabant in Belgium, which recorded 12.9 per cent.

Another Danish region, Midtjylland, also reported a strong presence of electric vehicles, with 12.6 per cent of passenger cars being electric.

Beyond these areas, only four additional EU regions recorded shares above 10 per cent in 2024.

These included Sjælland in Denmark, where electric vehicles accounted for 11.6 per cent of passenger cars, and Syddanmark, which recorded 11.0 per cent.

Denmark’s Nordjylland also exceeded the threshold with 10.2 per cent, while Utrecht in the Netherlands recorded 10.7 per cent.

The figures underline the geographical disparity in electric vehicle adoption across the EU, with northern regions leading the transition while countries such as Cyprus remain at an earlier stage of uptake.