Public EV chargers in Shetland Islands
Figures as at 1 Jul 2026, published 27 Aug 2026. Next update due November 2026.
Shetland Islands had 75 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, or 323.4 for every 100,000 people. That is above the UK average of 174.9.
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75
public EV chargers
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
16
rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
323.4
chargers per 100,000 people (UK 174.9)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026; ONS mid-2024 population
30th
of 361 councils for chargers per person
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
Since 1 January 2026
Public chargers in Shetland Islands fell by 3% between 1 January 2026 and 1 July 2026.
| Date | Chargers | 50kW and above | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | 77 | 16 | 332.0 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | 75 | 16 | 323.4 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | 75 | 16 | 323.4 |
Against Scotland and the UK
Per person figures let a small council be compared with a big one.
| Area | Chargers per 100,000 | 50kW+ per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Shetland Islands | 323.4 | 69.0 |
| Scotland | 231.6 | 59.1 |
| United Kingdom | 174.9 | 41.7 |
Councils ranked near Shetland Islands
| Rank | Council | Chargers | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Pembrokeshire | 459 | 365.0 |
| 28 | Perth and Kinross | 561 | 363.3 |
| 29 | Welwyn Hatfield | 430 | 350.1 |
| 30 | Shetland Islands | 75 | 323.4 |
| 31 | Milton Keynes | 987 | 322.7 |
| 32 | Cambridge | 467 | 312.7 |
| 33 | Cotswold | 284 | 309.8 |
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Source and method
- Source
- Department for Transport, Electric vehicle charging infrastructure statistics: data tables (EVCI) (tables EVCI0101, EVCI0102, EVCI0201 and EVCI0301)
- Figures as at
- 1 July 2026
- Published
- 27 August 2026. Next update due November 2026.
- Status
- Official statistics in development
- Licence
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
A charger is one public charging device. Rank compares all 361 councils by chargers per 100,000 people (ONS mid-2024 population). How we use the figures.
Every dataset we use is listed on our data sources page, with the credit lines on our attribution page.