Car statistics for Bulgaria

In 2024, 42,799 new passenger cars were registered in Bulgaria, of which 3.9% were electric. For comparison, the EV share in the EU was 13.5%.

New cars (2024)
42,799
EV share
3.9%
Total car fleet (2024)
3,116,742

EV share of new cars over time

Electric vehicle share of new passenger cars in Bulgaria per year
20150.1%
20160.1%
20170.1%
20180.5%
20190.6%
20200.7%
20211.3%
20223.6%
20234.7%
20243.9%

New passenger cars by fuel (2024)

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria by fuel (2024)
Petrol32,555 (76.1%)
Diesel6,986 (16.3%)
Electric1,665 (3.9%)
Hybrid1,005 (2.3%)
Plug-in hybrid467 (1.1%)
Gas121 (0.3%)

New registrations per year

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria per year
201315,114
201416,626
201517,271
201620,386
201725,995
201828,584
201932,885
202020,429
202124,467
202228,568
202337,476
202442,799

Car fleet by fuel (2024)

Of 3,116,742 registered passenger cars in Bulgaria, 36.5% run on petrol, 49.1% on diesel and 14.4% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).

Car fleet in Bulgaria by fuel (2024)
Petrol1,138,681 (36.5%)
Diesel1,529,021 (49.1%)
Other (electric/hybrid/gas)449,040 (14.4%)

CO2 emissions of new cars (2024)

New passenger cars in Bulgaria emitted on average 131.4 g CO2/km in 2024. The EU average was 107.9 g/km, so Bulgaria is above the average.

Average CO2 emissions of new passenger cars in Bulgaria (g/km)
2010158.9 g
2011151.4 g
2012149.2 g
2013141.7 g
2014135.9 g
2015130.3 g
2016125.8 g
2017153 g
2018153.6 g
2019157.8 g
2020147.1 g
2021139.5 g
2022134.3 g
2023129.4 g
2024131.4 g

EV charging stations

Bulgaria has 773 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 12 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.

Road safety (2024)

Bulgaria recorded 7.4 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (478 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so Bulgaria is above the EU average. See the road safety ranking.

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