Length of paved and unpaved roads in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Length of paved and unpaved roads was 19,141 Kilometre in 2024. ▼ Falling
Length of paved and unpaved roads in Bulgaria, 1980–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, length of paved and unpaved roads in Bulgaria stood at 19,141 Kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of paved and unpaved roads in Bulgaria peaked at 36,979 Kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 18,937 Kilometre, in 2003.
That places Bulgaria 40th out of 52 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Length of paved and unpaved roads in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32,400 Kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 33,600 Kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 36,649 Kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 36,654 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 36,656 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 36,658 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 36,634 Kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 36,443 Kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 36,406 Kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 36,979 Kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 36,942 Kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 36,964 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 36,977 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 36,968 Kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 18,952 Kilometre | -48.7% |
| 2003 | 18,937 Kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 18,945 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18,957 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 18,979 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 19,007 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 19,017 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 19,017 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19,019 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19,054 Kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 19,061 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19,073 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 19,118 Kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 19,119 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19,162 Kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 19,127 Kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 19,119 Kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 19,089 Kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 19,111 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 19,119 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19,117 Kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 19,128 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 19,141 Kilometre | +0.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 19,141 Kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83,131 Kilometre, 23% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 19,141 Kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 87,713 Kilometre, 22% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Length of paved and unpaved roads in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -48.7% | 36,968 Kilometre | 18,952 Kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33,000 Kilometre | 32,400 Kilometre | 33,600 Kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 36,698 Kilometre | 36,406 Kilometre | 36,979 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,576 Kilometre | 18,937 Kilometre | 36,977 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,094 Kilometre | 19,019 Kilometre | 19,162 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,123 Kilometre | 19,111 Kilometre | 19,141 Kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is length of paved and unpaved roads in Bulgaria?
- Length of paved and unpaved roads in Bulgaria was 19,141 Kilometre in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of paved and unpaved roads recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 36,979 Kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest length of paved and unpaved roads recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,937 Kilometre in 2003.
- How does Bulgaria rank for length of paved and unpaved roads?
- Bulgaria ranks 40th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is length of paved and unpaved roads rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Length of paved and unpaved roads. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 37 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).