Road accidents by NUTS 3 region in Algarve
Algarve: Road accidents by NUTS 3 region was 2,361 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling
Road accidents by NUTS 3 region in Algarve, 1999–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for road accidents by nuts 3 region in Algarve is 2,361 Number, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, road accidents by nuts 3 region in Algarve peaked at 2,921 Number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,540 Number, in 2020.
That places Algarve 299th out of 1625 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Road accidents by NUTS 3 region in Algarve, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,662 Number | — |
| 2000 | 1,751 Number | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 1,803 Number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 2,921 Number | +62.0% |
| 2003 | 2,767 Number | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 2,422 Number | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 2,386 Number | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 2,143 Number | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 2,256 Number | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 1,979 Number | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 1,961 Number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1,914 Number | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 1,681 Number | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 1,710 Number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1,664 Number | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 1,769 Number | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1,901 Number | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 1,859 Number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 2,030 Number | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 1,977 Number | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 2,154 Number | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 1,540 Number | -28.5% |
| 2021 | 1,688 Number | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 2,035 Number | +20.6% |
| 2023 | 2,149 Number | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 2,361 Number | +9.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Road accidents by NUTS 3 region in Algarve 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 | +62.0% | 1,803 Number | 2,921 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,662 Number | 1,662 Number | 1,662 Number | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,239 Number | 1,751 Number | 2,921 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,866 Number | 1,664 Number | 2,154 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,955 Number | 1,540 Number | 2,361 Number | 5 |
More reference data data for Algarve
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - monthly data 9.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 1.15 Degrees celsius (2023)
- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change -233.72 Millimetres per year (2023)
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - monthly data 181.99 Number (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - annual data 748.45 Number (2025)
- R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel 2,179 Persons (2024)
- Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region 43 Number (2024)
- Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region 518 Number (2016)
- Physicians by NUTS 2 region 2,064 Number (2023)
- Deaths (total) by NUTS 3 region 5,623 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is road accidents by nuts 3 region in Algarve?
- Road accidents by nuts 3 region in Algarve was 2,361 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest road accidents by nuts 3 region recorded in Algarve?
- The highest recorded value was 2,921 Number in 2002.
- What is the lowest road accidents by nuts 3 region recorded in Algarve?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,540 Number in 2020.
- How does Algarve rank for road accidents by nuts 3 region?
- Algarve ranks 299th out of 1625 regions with data for 2024.
- Is road accidents by nuts 3 region rising or falling in Algarve?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algarve data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Road accidents by NUTS 3 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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