Diesel passenger cars as a percentage of total cars fell 0.638% to 70.5% in France in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, diesel passenger cars as a percentage of total cars in France reached an all time high of 70.9% in 2014 and an all time low of 3.96% in 1979.
France has been ranked 1st within the group of 26 countries we follow in terms of diesel passenger cars as a percentage of total cars, 3 places above 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% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70.7% | 70.9% | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | 26.6% | 27.7% | 29.0% | 30.1% | 31.2% | |||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | ... | 37.8% | 39.0% | 39.8% | 40.4% | 41.1% | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | 63.8% | 64.6% | 65.5% | 65.7% | 65.6% | |||||||||||||
| Morocco | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | % | 16.8% | 16.9% | 16.9% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | ... | 22.5% | 24.7% | 25.8% | 27.2% | 28.4% | |||||||||||||||
| Portugal | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 46.4% | 48.0% | 45.6% | 47.4% | 52.7% | ||
| Slovenia | % | ... | ... | 34.4% | 36.2% | 38.2% | 40.0% | 41.8% | ||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 51.8% | 52.8% | 53.7% | ... | 55.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 17.9% | 19.6% | 21.7% | 23.8% | 25.4% |
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