Bulgaria vs Estonia: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total over time
- Bulgaria
- Estonia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 484.26 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 392.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Estonia, a difference of 91.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Estonia's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Estonia ranks 1st of 20 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,302 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 486.07 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 815.56 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 935.3 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 484.98 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 450.32 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 566.62 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 345.68 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 220.94 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total, Bulgaria or Estonia?
- Bulgaria, at 484.26 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 392.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Estonia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total between Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 91.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Estonia rank globally for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Estonia ranks 1st of 20 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on waste by economic sector, using the major divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 4. Data source(s): (i) OECD State of the Environment questionnaire on waste for non-EU countries; (ii) EU Waste Framework Directive for EU-countries (available in Eurostat database https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/environment/database); and (iii) UNSD, Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) for non-OECD countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 2025 Database documentation