Road accidents by NUTS 3 region in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Road accidents by NUTS 3 region was 7,172 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7,172
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
24th
of 44 countries
All-time high
8,224
in 2005
All-time low
5,710
in 2020
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Road accidents by NUTS 3 region in Bulgaria, 1999–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 7,172 for road accidents by nuts 3 region in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, road accidents by nuts 3 region in Bulgaria peaked at 8,224 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5,710, in 2020.
Bulgaria ranks 24th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Road accidents by NUTS 3 region in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7,586 | — |
| 2000 | 6,886 | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 6,709 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 6,769 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 6,997 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 7,612 | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 8,224 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 8,222 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 8,010 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 8,045 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 7,068 | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 6,610 | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 6,638 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 6,716 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 7,016 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 7,019 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7,226 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 7,404 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 6,888 | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 6,684 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 6,730 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 5,710 | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 6,080 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 6,605 | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 6,993 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 7,172 | +2.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 7,172 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,000, 65% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 7,172 is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,867, 66% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,586 | 7,586 | 7,586 | 1 |
| 2000s | 7,454 | 6,709 | 8,224 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,893 | 6,610 | 7,404 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,512 | 5,710 | 7,172 | 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 road accidents by nuts 3 region in Bulgaria?
- Road accidents by nuts 3 region in Bulgaria was 7,172 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest road accidents by nuts 3 region recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 8,224 in 2005.
- What is the lowest road accidents by nuts 3 region recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,710 in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for road accidents by nuts 3 region?
- Bulgaria ranks 24th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is road accidents by nuts 3 region rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Road accidents by NUTS 3 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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