Bulgaria vs Romania: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 484.26 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 222.22 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Romania, a difference of 262.04 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.2 times Romania's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Romania ranks 4th of 20 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,302 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 671.4 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 630.24 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 935.3 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 366.75 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 568.55 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 566.62 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 217.9 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 348.72 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 Romania?
- Bulgaria, at 484.26 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 222.22 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Romania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 262.04 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Romania ranks 4th 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