This map visualises the correlation between sales of electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECVs) and the availability of charging infrastructure for each of the 27 member states of the European Union.

Key observations

• Of the 224,237 charging points available in the European Union, almost 30% are located in the Netherlands (66,665), with another 20.4% in France (45,751) and 19.9% in Germany (44,538).
• Together, these three countries cover 23% of the EU’s total surface area, but account for 70% of all ECV charging points in the EU.
• The other 30% of infrastructure is scattered throughout the remaining 77% of the region.
  • The gap between Germany, the number three country, and number four (Italy at 5.8%) is wide, and the share of chargers decreases rapidly thereafter.
• A vast country like Romania – roughly six times bigger than the Netherlands – only counts 493 charging points, or 0.2% of the EU total.