Electric vehicle charging is expanding across homes, workplaces, public networks and highways. In 2024, the global public stock exceeded 5 million charging points, while the global EV fleet consumed about 130 TWh of electricity in 2023.
Key Electric Vehicle Charging Statistics
The following figures summarize the scale, access, speed, investment and electricity effects of EV charging:
- In 2024, more than 5 million public charging points operated globally.
- In 2024, more than 1.3 million public charging points were added worldwide.
- In 2024, China held about 65% of global charging points.
- In 2023, about 27 million home chargers operated globally.
- In 2023, global home chargers represented about 150 GW of installed charging capacity.
- In 2023, about 1.6 electric light-duty vehicles corresponded to each global home charger.
- At the end of 2023, fast chargers represented more than 35% of global public charging stock.
- In 2024, the global public fast-charger stock reached 2 million points.
- In 2024, ultra-fast chargers accounted for nearly 10% of global fast chargers.
- At the end of 2024, Europe had just over 1 million public charging points.
- At the end of 2024, the Netherlands had more than 180,000 public charging points.
- At the end of 2024, Germany had about 160,000 public charging points.
- At the end of Q2 2024, the U.S. Station Locator recorded 211,382 charging ports.
- In Q2 2024, U.S. DC fast-charging ports grew 7.4%.
- The U.S. NEVI Formula Program provides $5 billion for highway fast-charging infrastructure.
- In 2023, the global EV fleet consumed about 130 TWh of electricity.
- In 2023, EVs represented about 0.5% of global final electricity consumption.
- Under the IEA STEPS scenario, EV electricity demand reaches 8.1% of global final electricity consumption in 2035.
Contents
- Key Electric Vehicle Charging Statistics
- Global Electric Vehicle Charging Network Growth
- Home and Private Charging Data
- Public Charging Speeds, Capacity and Regional Coverage
- United States Charging Infrastructure Trends
- Charging Programs, Investment and Reliability
- Charging Demand, Electricity Use and Outlook
Global Electric Vehicle Charging Network Growth
The public network expanded quickly through 2024. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that the global public charging stock exceeded 5 million points in 2024, doubling from 2022, with more than 1.3 million additions during 2024 and year-on-year growth above 30%.
Source: Electric vehicle charging – Global EV Outlook 2025.
China was the main contributor to recent expansion, but the regional picture is broader:
- China accounted for about two-thirds of public-charger growth from 2020 to 2024.
- China held about 65% of global charging points and about 60% of the global electric light-duty vehicle stock in 2024; these shares use different denominators.
- Brazil had more than 12,000 public charging points in early December 2024, an early-December snapshot rather than a year-end total.
- Colombia’s public charging-point stock increased 60% from 2022 to 2024, while Mexico’s increased 20% over the same period.
Europe had just over 1 million public charging points at the end of 2024, after growth of more than 35% during the year. Eleven of the 27 EU countries increased their public stock by more than 50% in 2024.
| Geography | Public charging points or growth | Measurement period |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | More than 180,000 points | End-2024 |
| Germany | About 160,000 points | End-2024 |
| France | About 155,000 points | End-2024 |
| Europe | Just over 1 million points; over 35% annual growth | End-2024 vs. 2023 |
Source: Electric vehicle charging – Global EV Outlook 2025. Europe-wide and country totals are compiled stocks, and reporting completeness can differ.
Home and Private Electric Vehicle Charging Data
Home charging remains a large part of the system, even when public networks receive more attention. The IEA estimates that about 27 million home chargers operated globally in 2023, representing about 150 GW of installed charging capacity; capacity is not the same as electricity delivered.
The same estimate implies about 1.6 electric light-duty vehicles per home charger globally in 2023. The IEA assumes home-charging access covers 50% to 80% of the global electric light-duty fleet, depending partly on urban density, and access does not mean every charger is used equally.
The outlook points to much larger private infrastructure. In the IEA Stated Policies Scenario (STEPS), the global home-charger stock exceeds 270 million by 2035, while the Announced Pledges Scenario (APS) projects other private charger stock to increase up to 14-fold from 2023 to 2035.
- In the APS, the number of electric light-duty vehicles per charging point reaches about 1.2 in 2035, compared with just over one per point in 2023; this includes public and private points.
- In the APS, non-home chargers provide almost 45% of electricity delivered to EVs in 2035, up from less than 35% in 2023; non-home includes other private and public charging.
Source: Outlook for electric vehicle charging infrastructure – Global EV Outlook 2024. The home-charger stock and access figures are estimates informed by regional assumptions and surveys.
Public Charging Speeds, Capacity and Regional Coverage
Charging-point counts do not describe power on their own. The IEA reported that fast chargers represented more than 35% of global public charging stock at the end of 2023, and the global public fast-charger stock reached 2 million points in 2024.
Under the IEA definitions used for the 2024 global series, fast chargers are above 22 kW and below 150 kW, while ultra-fast chargers are 150 kW or above. Ultra-fast chargers grew by more than 50% in 2024 and represented nearly 10% of all fast chargers.
| Measure | Result | Period and scope |
|---|---|---|
| Global public fast chargers | 2 million points | 2024 |
| Ultra-fast growth | More than 50% | 2024 |
| Ultra-fast share of fast chargers | Nearly 10% | 2024 |
| Ultra-fast equipment price | 20% lower | 2022–2024 |
The equipment-price measure is not a consumer charging-price measure. China was responsible for 80% of global fast-charger growth in 2024, and its fast-charger stock rose from 1.2 million in 2023 to 1.6 million in 2024.
China’s estimated public charging capacity exceeded 3 kW per electric light-duty vehicle in 2024, which is a capacity-per-vehicle ratio rather than average delivered power. In the United States, fast-charger stock rose from 40,000 in 2023 to more than 50,000 in 2024; the U.S. comparison includes ultra-fast chargers.
The IEA also found that the United Kingdom had 60% more electric cars per public charger than Germany in 2024 despite similar electric-car stock shares. In the EU, AFIR requires public fast chargers at least every 60 km along TEN-T main transport corridors, although implementation timing varies.
Sources: Trends in electric vehicle charging – Global EV Outlook 2024 and Electric vehicle charging – Global EV Outlook 2025. IEA power bands and country definitions should be retained when comparing these measures.
United States Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Trends
The U.S. Alternative Fueling Station Locator recorded 211,382 charging ports at the end of Q2 2024. Ports represent simultaneous vehicle connections, and the quarter-end database snapshot included available and temporarily unavailable ports.
During Q2 2024, the Station Locator added 12,485 ports, equivalent to 6.3% growth. Public ports grew 6.5%, private non-residential ports grew 4.4%, and DC fast-charging ports grew 7.4%.
Regional and state-level patterns were uneven:
- The Northeast had the largest regional public-charging increase in Q2 2024 at 13.2%.
- California led the United States in available public EV charging ports in Q2 2024; this ranking measures available ports, not charging energy or utilization.
| U.S. measure | Result | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Station Locator charging ports | 211,382 | End of Q2 2024 |
| Total database growth | 12,485 ports; 6.3% | Q2 2024 |
| Public-port growth | 6.5% | Q2 2024 |
| Private non-residential growth | 4.4% | Q2 2024 |
| DC fast-port growth | 7.4% | Q2 2024 |
Sources: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Trends from the Alternative Fueling Station Locator: Second Quarter 2024 and Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Trends. AFDC counts ports as database entries when entered, so quarterly changes can reflect data-entry timing.
The IEA’s separate public-point series placed U.S. public charging stock just under 200,000 points at the end of 2024. Because AFDC ports and IEA public points have different scopes, they should not be treated as identical counts.
Electric Vehicle Charging Programs, Investment and Reliability
U.S. public investment combines new deployment with maintenance and repair. The NEVI Formula Program provides $5 billion for highway fast-charging infrastructure, while the first Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) grant round announced in January 2024 provided $623 million for 47 projects in 22 states and Puerto Rico.
The announced CFI projects included approximately 7,500 planned charging ports. Of the awards, $311 million supported 36 community projects; these are announced projects and funding awards, not completed assets.
Reliability funding addressed existing equipment:
- A separate January 2024 reliability grant award provided nearly $150 million to 24 recipients in 20 states.
- Those grants targeted repair or replacement of nearly 4,500 existing public charging ports.
- NEVI rules include a 10% set-aside for states or localities needing additional deployment assistance; this is a program rule, not the actual disbursement share.
Sources: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $623 Million in Grants to Continue Building Out Electric Vehicle Charging Network and Biden-Harris Administration Announces Grants to Upgrade Almost 4,500 Public Electric Vehicle Chargers. Funding announcements and targets should not be presented as completed infrastructure.
Electric Vehicle Charging Demand, Electricity Use and Outlook
The global EV fleet consumed about 130 TWh of electricity in 2023, according to the IEA. EVs represented about 0.5% of global final electricity consumption, while the corresponding estimate was about 1% in both China and Europe.
The composition of demand differs by market. In China, electric two- and three-wheelers and buses together supplied almost 30% of EV electricity demand in 2023, while electric cars represented more than 95% of U.S. EV electricity demand.
| Geography or scenario | EV electricity demand share | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Global observed estimate | 0.5% of final electricity consumption | 2023 |
| China observed estimate | 1% | 2023 |
| Europe observed estimate | 1% | 2023 |
| Global STEPS forecast | 8.1% | 2035 |
| Global APS forecast | 9.8% | 2035 |
| China STEPS forecast | 6.8% | 2035 |
| Europe STEPS forecast | 13.7% | 2035 |
| United States STEPS forecast | 14.2% | 2035 |
Under STEPS, EV electricity demand reaches 8.1% of global final electricity consumption in 2035; under APS, it reaches 9.8%. These are scenarios, not realized outcomes, and the regional values use each geography’s final-consumption denominator.
More than 80% of electricity demand for electric light-duty vehicles in 2035 is met with slow chargers in both STEPS and APS. In STEPS, about 150 million charging points are added globally from 2025 through 2030: almost two-thirds are home chargers, 30% are other private points and 8% are public points, with rounded shares that may not sum exactly.
The STEPS projection also raises global electric light-duty vehicles per public charging point from about 11 in 2024 to around 14 in 2030. In the United States, the ratio was around 32 electric light-duty vehicles per public point in 2024 and is projected to approach 40 by 2030 in STEPS, while U.S. public light-duty charging points are projected to exceed 500,000 by 2030.
Sources: Outlook for battery and energy demand – Global EV Outlook 2024 and Electric vehicle charging – Global EV Outlook 2025. STEPS and APS are scenario projections; they are not observed results.