Diesel passenger cars as a percentage of total cars rose 0% to 4.29% in the United Kingdom in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, diesel passenger cars as a percentage of total cars in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 29.8% in 2012 and an all time low of 4.29% in 2015. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, diesel passenger cars as a percentage of total cars in Belgium amounted to 61.9%, 70.5% in France, 32.2% in Germany and 46.2% in Ireland in 2015.
United Kingdom has been ranked 26th within the group of 26 countries we follow in terms of diesel passenger cars as a percentage of total cars, 16 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Diesel Passenger Cars (As % of Total Cars) | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
Austria | % | 55.1% | 55.5% | 56.1% | 56.5% | 56.7% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Belgium | % | 60.3% | 62.3% | 63.1% | 63.2% | 62.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70.7% | 70.9% | ||||||||||||||
Germany | % | ... | 26.6% | 27.7% | 29.0% | 30.1% | 31.2% | |||||||||||||||
Iceland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
Ireland | % | ... | ... | 27.9% | 32.2% | 35.5% | 38.9% | 42.6% | ||||||||||||||
Italy | % | ... | 37.8% | 39.0% | 39.8% | 40.4% | 41.1% | ... | ||||||||||||||
Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | 63.8% | 64.6% | 65.5% | 65.7% | 65.6% | |||||||||||||
Netherlands | % | 16.8% | 16.9% | 16.9% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Poland | % | ... | 22.5% | 24.7% | 25.8% | 27.2% | 28.4% | |||||||||||||||
Spain | % | 51.8% | 52.8% | 53.7% | ... | 55.8% | ||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | 26.2% | 27.9% | 29.8% | ... | ... |