Bulgaria vs Romania: Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment
Bulgaria
3.3%
in 2022
Romania
5.4%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
43rd
Romania rank
40th
Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 5.4% against 3.3% in Bulgaria, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.6 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 43rd and Romania ranks 40th of 70 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Romania |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 7.9% | 3.2% | Romania |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 5.8% | 2.4% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 5.4% against 3.3% in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 2.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment?
- Bulgaria ranks 43rd and Romania ranks 40th of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.