Number of passenger cars with a diesel engine fell 1.37% to 22.2 mil in France in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, number of passenger cars with a diesel engine in France reached an all time high of 22.6 mil in 2014 and an all time low of 0.730 mil in 1979. When compared to France's main peers, number of passenger cars with a diesel engine in Belgium amounted to 3.43 mil, 15.1 mil in Germany, 16.3 mil in Italy and 13.0 mil in Spain in 2016.
France has been ranked 1st within the group of 25 countries we follow in terms of number of passenger cars with a diesel engine.
| Number of Passenger Cars (Diesel Engine) | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Austria | mil | 2.45 | 2.51 | 2.57 | 2.62 | 2.66 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Belgium | mil | 3.18 | 3.34 | 3.40 | 3.44 | 3.46 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.4 | 22.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | ... | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 13.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | ... | 13.9 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 15.2 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | mil | ... | ... | ... | 0.215 | 0.224 | 0.233 | 0.239 | 0.245 | |||||||||||||
| Morocco | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | mil | 1.30 | 1.33 | 1.34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Poland | mil | ... | 3.87 | 4.42 | 4.83 | 5.26 | 5.68 | |||||||||||||||
| Portugal | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.08 | 2.17 | 2.05 | 2.12 | 2.37 | ||
| Slovenia | mil | ... | ... | 0.368 | 0.389 | 0.410 | 0.429 | 0.450 | ||||||||||||||
| Spain | mil | 11.5 | 11.8 | 11.9 | ... | 12.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | mil | 0.739 | 0.827 | 0.934 | 1.04 | 1.13 |
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