Electronic waste collected in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Electronic waste collected was 115,657 tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Electronic waste collected in Bulgaria, 2007β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electronic waste collected in Bulgaria is 115,657 tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.5% on the previous year and up 228.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electronic waste collected in Bulgaria peaked at 115,657 tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22,166 tonnes, in 2007.
Bulgaria ranks 18th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31,988 tonnes | 22,166 tonnes | 40,374 tonnes | 3 |
| 2010s | 49,376 tonnes | 35,162 tonnes | 61,987 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 96,381 tonnes | 75,573 tonnes | 115,657 tonnes | 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 in Bulgaria?
- Electronic waste collected in Bulgaria was 115,657 tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest electronic waste collected recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 115,657 tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest electronic waste collected recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,166 tonnes in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for electronic waste collected?
- Bulgaria ranks 18th out of 52 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electronic waste collected rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 228.9%. 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 (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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