Bulgaria vs Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Proportion of municipal waste recycled
Bulgaria
26.6%
in 2022
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
28.1%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
30th
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank
28th
Proportion of municipal waste recycled over time
- Bulgaria
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
How they compare
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) currently reports 28.1% against 26.6% in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Netherlands (Kingdom of the)'s figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 30th and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 28th of 81 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 27.1% | 6.5% | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 25.2% | 0.5% | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 27.9% | 6.7% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of municipal waste recycled, Bulgaria or Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the), at 28.1% against 26.6% in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of municipal waste recycled between Bulgaria and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- 1.5%, with Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank globally for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Bulgaria ranks 30th and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 28th of 81 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.