# Share of motor vehicles by fuel type

A map of a former edition of the Atlas of Switzerland, the national atlas published by ETH Zurich. It opens only in the desktop atlas (version 4) for Windows and macOS, not in the web atlas; see the links below.

- Map: https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/theme/share-of-motor-vehicles-by-fuel-type/
- Short title: Motor vehicles: fuel type
- Map id: 912
- Categories: Traffic and Communication › Road traffic › Vehicles
- Keywords: Transport
- Published: 2021-07-06
- Last revised: 2021-07-06
- Content language: English
- Other languages: [Deutsch](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/de/thema/anteil-der-motorfahrzeuge-nach-treibstoffart.md), [Français](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/fr/theme/part-des-vehicules-a-moteur-selon-le-carburant.md), [Italiano](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/it/tema/quota-di-veicoli-a-motore-secondo-il-tipo-di-carburante.md)

## Description

In 2020, 6.2 million motorised road vehicles (excluding mopeds) were registered in Switzerland. This corresponds to an increase of 36% compared with 2000. The 6.2 million vehicles included 4.7 million passenger cars and 0.8 million motorcycles.

### Stock of vehicles

Between 2000 and 2020, the road vehicle stock (excluding mopeds) increased by 36% to 6.2 million. Passenger cars accounted for around three quarters of this stock; for some time there has been a trend towards hybrid and electric vehicles. In 2020, 43 400 all-electric vehicles were registered, representing 0.9% of all passenger cars. The canton of Zug had the highest rate of electric vehicles at 2.0%.

A considerable increase has also been seen among motorcycles and light goods vehicles: their stocks have risen by 56% and 74% respectively since 2000.

In 2015, 65% of all households owned at least one bicycle. 7% of households had an e-bike.

### Road vehicles – New registrations

The coronavirus pandemic affected the Swiss automobile market badly in 2020. 336 841 motor vehicles were newly registered nationwide. This was the lowest number for 24 years and a decline of 17.8% in comparison with 2019. New registrations of passenger cars fell by as much as 23.7%.

Despite this record drop the number of newly registered electric cars (49.8%) and plug-in hybrids (+225.7%) rose again in 2020. Together these two groups accounted for 14.3% of all new passenger cars.

## Sources

- FSO (2021): [Vehicules](https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/mobilitaet-verkehr/verkehrsinfrastruktur-fahrzeuge/fahrzeuge.html)

## Data sources

- Atlas of Switzerland: [Administrative Einheiten 1:500.000 (Gemeinden, Bezirke, Kantone)](http://www.atlasderschweiz.ch/)
- FSO (2021): [Strassenfahrzeugbestand (Motorfahrzeugbestand)](https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/mobilitaet-verkehr/erhebungen/mfz.assetdetail.7267102.html)
- FSO (2021): [Strassenfahrzeuge – Bestand, Motorisierungsgrad](https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/mobilitaet-verkehr/verkehrsinfrastruktur-fahrzeuge/fahrzeuge/strassenfahrzeuge-bestand-motorisierungsgrad.html)
- swisstopo [J160089] (2010): [Gemeindegrenzen GG25](https://shop.swisstopo.admin.ch/de/products/landscape/boundaries3D)
- swisstopo [J160089] (2010): [Landeskarte 1:500.000](https://shop.swisstopo.admin.ch/de/products/maps/national/lk500)

## Data owners

- [Atlas of Switzerland (AoS)](http://www.atlasderschweiz.ch/)
- [Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO)](https://www.bfs.admin.ch/)
- [Swiss Federal Office of Topography (swisstopo)](http://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/)

## Citation

The terms of use ask to name the Atlas of Switzerland and the data owners, and to keep the source references in exports, screenshots and embeds. Cite the map as:

> Atlas of Switzerland (2021): Share of motor vehicles by fuel type. ETH Zürich. Map data © AoS, FSO, swisstopo. https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/theme/share-of-motor-vehicles-by-fuel-type/

## Links

- Map page, with the description and sources and a button that opens the map in the desktop atlas: https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/theme/share-of-motor-vehicles-by-fuel-type/
- Open the map in the desktop atlas (version 4), where it is installed: adsglobe://map/912
- Download of the desktop atlas (version 4) for Windows and macOS: https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/ads4-download/

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