Bulgaria vs Poland: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total over time
- Bulgaria
- Poland
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 484.26 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 111.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Poland, a difference of 373.17 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 4.4 times Poland's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Poland ranks 3rd of 20 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 | 1,302 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 167.14 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 1,134 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 935.3 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 148.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 786.37 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 566.62 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 116.72 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 449.9 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 Poland?
- Bulgaria, at 484.26 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 111.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Poland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total between Bulgaria and Poland?
- 373.17 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Poland?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Poland rank globally for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Poland ranks 3rd 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