Bulgaria vs Poland: Proportion of municipal waste recycled
Bulgaria
26.6%
in 2022
Poland
26.7%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
28th
Poland rank
27th
Proportion of municipal waste recycled over time
- Bulgaria
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 26.7% against 26.6% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 28th and Poland ranks 27th of 73 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 4.4% | 16.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 21.2% | 3.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 26.8% | 7.8% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of municipal waste recycled, Bulgaria or Poland?
- Poland, at 26.7% against 26.6% in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of municipal waste recycled between Bulgaria and Poland?
- 0.1%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Poland?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Poland rank globally for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Bulgaria ranks 28th and Poland ranks 27th 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.