Adoption Scoreboard
Country-by-country rankings for the energy transition across Southeast Asia — EVs, charging, solar, and battery storage.
Updated 12mo ago Sources: national transport registries, IRENA, IEA, BloombergNEF
Overall Readiness Ranking
📊 Key Headlines
- •🇹🇭 Thailand leads SEA with a 11.2% EV adoption rate — 19× the lowest.
- •🇲🇾 Malaysia saw the fastest growth at +120% YoY, more than doubling last year's sales.
- •🇸🇬 Singapore has 131× more chargers per capita than Philippines.
- •🇻🇳 Vietnam dominates solar with 18.5 GW installed — 4× the SEA average.
- •🇹🇭 Thailand gained +1.4 percentage points in EV adoption — the biggest absolute jump in the region.
🌏 How does Southeast Asia compare?
SEA average vs US and regional benchmarks for three key metrics.
EV Adoption Rate
SEA
4.6%
US
9.8%
Global
18%
EU
24%
China
38%
SEA is 74% below the global average
Chargers per 1M People
SEA
192
US
555
Global
450
EU
800
China
1K
SEA is 57% below the global average
EV Sales Growth
SEA
80% YoY
US
11% YoY
Global
35% YoY
EU
22% YoY
China
25% YoY
SEA outpaces the global average by 129%
EV Adoption Rate
Share of new car sales that are BEVs (2024)
EV Adoption Rate by country
At a glance
| Country | Score↓ | EV % | Total EVs | Chrg/1M | Solar GW | Growth % | Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇬Singapore | 66 | 8.5%↑18% | 22K | 915 | 1.1 | +42% | A- |
| 🇹🇭Thailand | 56 | 11.2%↑14% | 128K | 94 | 5.2 | +67% | A |
| 🇲🇾Malaysia | 41 | 2.8%↑56% | 38K | 94 | 3.1 | +120% | B+ |
| 🇻🇳Vietnam | 40 | 3.1%↑29% | 48K | 30 | 18.5 | +55% | B |
| 🇵🇭Philippines | 28 | 0.6%↑100% | 8K | 7 | 2.8 | +110% | C+ |
| 🇮🇩Indonesia | 26 | 1.4%↑56% | 45K | 9 | 0.6 | +85% | B |
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Data sources
- • National transport/vehicle registration databases
- • IEA Global EV Data Explorer (2024)
- • IRENA Renewable Capacity Statistics
- • BloombergNEF EV Market Outlook
- • ASEAN Centre for Energy reports
- • Government incentive program publications
Numbers are estimates compiled from multiple sources. Some figures are annualised from partial-year data. Updated monthly.
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