Electronic waste collected, per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Electronic waste collected, per capita was 17.94 kg in 2023. β² Rising
Electronic waste collected, per capita in Bulgaria, 2007β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electronic waste collected, per capita in Bulgaria is 17.94 kg, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 270.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste collected, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 17.94 kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.94 kg, in 2007.
Bulgaria ranks 5th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.27 kg | 2.94 kg | 5.39 kg | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.93 kg | 4.84 kg | 9.34 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.86 kg | 11.54 kg | 17.94 kg | 4 |
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More environment data for Bulgaria
- Standard Deviation 0.573 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 200,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 409,949 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 42,467 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 11,362 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 157,473 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 112,591 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 300,048 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 325,622 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electronic waste collected, per capita in Bulgaria?
- Electronic waste collected, per capita in Bulgaria was 17.94 kg in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste collected, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 17.94 kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest electronic waste collected, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.94 kg in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for electronic waste collected, per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 5th out of 52 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electronic waste collected, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 270.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Electronic waste collected, per capita (KG). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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