Bulgaria vs Hungary: Proportion of municipal waste recycled
Bulgaria
26.6%
in 2022
Hungary
24.9%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
28th
Hungary rank
30th
Proportion of municipal waste recycled over time
- Bulgaria
- Hungary
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 26.6% against 24.9% in Hungary, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 28th and Hungary ranks 30th of 73 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 8.0% | 12.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 23.5% | 1.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 24.2% | 10.4% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of municipal waste recycled, Bulgaria or Hungary?
- Bulgaria, at 26.6% against 24.9% in Hungary as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of municipal waste recycled between Bulgaria and Hungary?
- 1.7%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Hungary?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Hungary rank globally for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Bulgaria ranks 28th and Hungary ranks 30th of 73 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of municipal waste recycled (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.