Charging infrastructure statistics
Growth in AC and DCFC public charging installations between 2021 and H1 2022
Covers ZEVTC and other major markets. ICCT research suggests that public charging infrastructure will need to grow by about 30% annually to enable continued EV deployment toward 100% ZEVs.
Source: ICCT research, please see the table below for further information.
Notes: India does not have separate AC and DCFC installation data.
Public chargers installed by country and charger type in 2021 and H1 2022. For select countries, aggregate and average charging capacities are also provided.
| Market | Charger Type | Period | Number of chargers | Aggregate charging capacity (kW) | Average capacity per charger (kW) | Source | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | AC | 2021 | 89124 | 1199656 | 13.46 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| France | AC | 2021 | 43248 | 807980 | 18.68 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| Germany | AC | 2021 | 53324 | 1088500 | 20.41 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| United Kingdom | AC | 2021 | 31647 | 374506 | 11.83 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| Italy | AC | 2021 | 23928 | 463494 | 19.37 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| Norway | AC | 2021 | 16972 | 220999 | 13.02 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| Spain | AC | 2021 | 9974 | 180795 | 18.13 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| Sweden | AC | 2021 | 15896 | 252788 | 15.90 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| Finland | AC | 2021 | 4654 | 92280 | 19.83 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| Austria | AC | 2021 | 15726 | 210359 | 13.38 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| Switzerland | AC | 2021 | 6820 | 136234 | 19.98 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| Belgium | AC | 2021 | 14285 | 246082 | 17.23 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| Portugal | AC | 2021 | 3178 | 64066 | 20.16 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| Denmark | AC | 2021 | 5159 | 100804 | 19.54 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| European Union | AC | 2021 | 295814 | 5079735 | 17.17 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| Netherlands | DCFC | 2021 | 2426 | 331027 | 136.45 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| France | DCFC | 2021 | 4216 | 478355 | 113.46 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| Germany | DCFC | 2021 | 9288 | 1286600 | 138.52 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| United Kingdom | DCFC | 2021 | 6315 | 499610 | 79.11 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| Italy | DCFC | 2021 | 2278 | 243774 | 107.01 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| Norway | DCFC | 2021 | 5502 | 654474 | 118.95 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| Spain | DCFC | 2021 | 2004 | 162566 | 81.12 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| Sweden | DCFC | 2021 | 2035 | 244597 | 120.20 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| Finland | DCFC | 2021 | 694 | 64760 | 93.31 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| Austria | DCFC | 2021 | 1763 | 168990 | 95.85 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| Switzerland | DCFC | 2021 | 1571 | 167422 | 106.57 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| Belgium | DCFC | 2021 | 709 | 100327 | 141.50 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| Portugal | DCFC | 2021 | 592 | 55225 | 93.29 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| Denmark | DCFC | 2021 | 480 | 53389 | 111.23 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| European Union | DCFC | 2021 | 30716 | 3486017 | 113.49 | https://www.eco-movement.com/services-api-charging-station-data/#reportingdata | 4/15/2021 |
| United States | AC | 2021 | 130179 | https://www.plugshare.com/directory | 4/1/2021 | ||
| California | AC | 2021 | 26688 | https://www.plugshare.com/directory | 4/1/2021 | ||
| China | AC | 2021 | 677000 | https://autonews.gasgoo.com/m/70019543.html | 4/15/2021 | ||
| Japan | AC | 2021 | 12692 | https://usr.evcharger-net.com/chargestationlist/pubsite/chgstationlist/ | 4/15/2021 | ||
| South Korea | AC | 2021 | 92026 | https://www.data.go.kr/data/15068272/fileData.do | 4/15/2021 | ||
| Mexico | AC | 2021 | 1250 | https://www.ev-volumes.com/datacenter/ | 4/15/2021 | ||
| Australia | AC | 2021 | 1487 | https://www.ev-volumes.com/datacenter/ | 4/15/2021 | ||
| New Zealand | AC | 2021 | 529 | https://www.ev-volumes.com/datacenter/ | 4/15/2021 | ||
| Canada | AC | 2021 | 12585 | https://electricautonomy.ca/2021/03/31/canadas-public-charging-networks-2020/ | 4/15/2021 | ||
| India | Combined | 2021 | 1640 | https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1799464 | 4/15/2021 | ||
| United States | DCFC | 2021 | 29049 | https://www.plugshare.com/directory | 4/1/2021 | ||
| California | DCFC | 2021 | 7699 | https://www.plugshare.com/directory | 4/1/2021 | ||
| China | DCFC | 2021 | 470589 | https://autonews.gasgoo.com/m/70019543.html | 4/15/2021 | ||
| Japan | DCFC | 2021 | 7423 | https://usr.evcharger-net.com/chargestationlist/pubsite/chgstationlist/ | 4/15/2021 | ||
| South Korea | DCFC | 2021 | 15269 | https://www.data.go.kr/data/15059812/fileData.do | 4/15/2021 | ||
| Mexico | DCFC | 2021 | 71 | https://www.ev-volumes.com/datacenter/ | 4/15/2021 | ||
| Australia | DCFC | 2021 | 294 | https://www.ev-volumes.com/datacenter/ | 4/15/2021 | ||
| New Zealand | DCFC | 2021 | 293 | https://www.ev-volumes.com/datacenter/ | 4/15/2021 | ||
| Canada | DCFC | 2021 | 3138 | https://electricautonomy.ca/2021/03/31/canadas-public-charging-networks-2020/ | 4/15/2021 | ||
| United States | AC | July 2022 | 150254 | https://www.plugshare.com | 8/2/2022 | ||
| California | AC | July 2022 | 38551 | https://www.plugshare.com | 8/2/2022 | ||
| Netherlands | AC | July 2022 | 96992 | 1,356,513 | 13.98582357 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| France | AC | July 2022 | 51130 | 692,968 | 13.55306083 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| Germany | AC | July 2022 | 65605 | 1,322,240 | 20.15456139 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| United Kingdom | AC | July 2022 | 39996 | 467,466 | 11.68781878 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| Italy | AC | July 2022 | 27438 | 518,902 | 18.91180115 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| Norway | AC | July 2022 | 16644 | 241,709 | 14.52229031 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| Spain | AC | July 2022 | 14013 | 211,674 | 15.10554485 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| Sweden | AC | July 2022 | 19287 | 298,272 | 15.46492456 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| Finland | AC | July 2022 | 5207 | 101,649 | 19.52160553 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| Austria | AC | July 2022 | 18106 | 255,403 | 14.10598697 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| Switzerland | AC | July 2022 | 8373 | 147,729 | 17.64349695 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| Belgium | AC | July 2022 | 17096 | 315,787 | 18.47139682 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| Portugal | AC | July 2022 | 4521 | 100,451 | 22.21875691 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| Denmark | AC | July 2022 | 9344 | 190,226 | 20.35809075 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| European Union | AC | July 2022 | 345674 | 5,727,564 | 16.56926468 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| United States | DCFC | July 2022 | 23903 | https://www.plugshare.com | 8/2/2022 | ||
| California | DCFC | July 2022 | 6312 | https://www.plugshare.com | 8/2/2022 | ||
| Netherlands | DCFC | July 2022 | 2809 | 410,339 | 146.0800997 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| France | DCFC | July 2022 | 4158 | 585,850 | 140.8970659 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| Germany | DCFC | July 2022 | 13061 | 2,082,298 | 159.4286808 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| United Kingdom | DCFC | July 2022 | 7240 | 649,412 | 89.69779006 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| Italy | DCFC | July 2022 | 3079 | 359,528 | 116.7677817 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| Norway | DCFC | July 2022 | 6270 | 761,394 | 121.4344498 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| Spain | DCFC | July 2022 | 2879 | 231,117 | 80.27683223 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| Sweden | DCFC | July 2022 | 2488 | 334,682 | 134.5184887 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| Finland | DCFC | July 2022 | 804 | 90,611 | 112.7002488 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| Austria | DCFC | July 2022 | 1979 | 235,393 | 118.945427 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| Switzerland | DCFC | July 2022 | 1526 | 187,922 | 123.146789 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| Belgium | DCFC | July 2022 | 709 | 114,962 | 162.1466855 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| Portugal | DCFC | July 2022 | 988 | 94,407 | 95.55364372 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| Denmark | DCFC | July 2022 | 661 | 89,371 | 135.2057489 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| European Union | DCFC | July 2022 | 37620 | 4,978,543 | 132.3376661 | https://www.eco-movement.com | 8/2/2022 |
| China | AC | May 2022 | 806000 | https://www.gizmochina.com/2022/06/12/china-87000-new-ev-charging-stations-may-2022/ | 8/2/2022 | ||
| India | Combined | April 2022 | 1742 | https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1811830 | 8/2/2022 | ||
| Japan | AC | May 2022 | 13872 | https://www.ev-volumes.com/datacenter/ | 8/2/2022 | ||
| South Korea | AC | May 2022 | 92352 | https://www.ev-volumes.com/datacenter/ | 8/2/2022 | ||
| Mexico | AC | May 2022 | 1418 | https://www.ev-volumes.com/datacenter/ | 8/2/2022 | ||
| Australia | AC | June 2022 | 2531 | https://www.savvy.com.au/media-releases/australian-electric-vehicle-charging-points-report-do-we-have-enough-2022/ | 8/2/2022 | ||
| New Zealand | AC | May 2022 | 552 | https://www.ev-volumes.com/datacenter/ | 8/2/2022 | ||
| Canada | AC | June 2022 | 22,344 | https://www.plugshare.com | 8/2/2022 | ||
| China | DCFC | May 2022 | 613485 | https://www.gizmochina.com/2022/06/12/china-87000-new-ev-charging-stations-may-2022/ | 8/2/2022 | ||
| Japan | DCFC | May 2022 | 7934 | https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1811830 | 8/2/2022 | ||
| South Korea | DCFC | May 2022 | 23730 | https://www.ev-volumes.com/datacenter/ | 8/2/2022 | ||
| Mexico | DCFC | May 2022 | 86 | https://www.ev-volumes.com/datacenter/ | 8/2/2022 | ||
| Australia | DCFC | June 2022 | 470 | https://www.ev-volumes.com/datacenter/ | 8/2/2022 | ||
| New Zealand | DCFC | May 2022 | 576 | https://www.savvy.com.au/media-releases/australian-electric-vehicle-charging-points-report-do-we-have-enough-2022/ | 8/2/2022 | ||
| Canada | DCFC | June 2022 | 1,957 | https://www.ev-volumes.com/datacenter/ | 8/2/2022 | ||
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