Bulgaria vs Germany: Total waste generation

Bulgaria

817,212 tonnes

in 2022

Germany

966,384 tonnes

in 2022

Bulgaria rank

15th

Germany rank

13th

Total waste generation over time

Germany currently reports 966,384 tonnes against 817,212 tonnes in Bulgaria, a difference of 149,172 tonnes.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Germany ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 15th and Germany ranks 13th of 59 countries.

Indicator: Total waste generation
Unit: tonnes
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 686 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total waste generation, by activity (Tonnes)