In 2023, Cyprus had the lowest share of battery electric passenger cars among EU member states, with only 0.201% of the country's total passenger vehicles being electric, according to data published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. This statistic pertains specifically to battery electric cars, excluding hybrids.

In absolute numbers, this percentage translated to 1,253 electric vehicles in 2023, up from 830 electric vehicles in 2022, an increase of 423 vehicles, or 51%.

However, the percentages were low in many member states. As of December 31, 2023, battery electric cars accounted for 1.7% of all cars in the EU.

In Denmark, battery electric cars made up 7.1% of all passenger cars. High shares were also recorded in Sweden (5.9%), Luxembourg (5.1%), and the Netherlands (5.0%).

A total of 14 countries recorded shares below 1%, with the lowest shares found in Cyprus, Greece (0.209%), and Poland (0.232%).

According to the same data, a total of 1.5 million new battery electric cars were registered in EU member states in 2023, bringing the total number to 4.5 million, a 48.5% increase compared to 2022 when the total number was 3.0 million.

In 2023, 14.6% of new car registrations were battery electric cars. This percentage was below 1% in 2018 but has significantly increased over the past four years, reaching 5.3% in 2020, 9.0% in 2021, 12.1% in 2022, and 14.6% in 2023.

The share of electric cars among new registrations in Cyprus has also been increasing in recent years, from 0.4% in 2020, to 0.7% in 2021, 3.5% in 2022, and 5.4% in 2023.