Hazardous waste generated in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Hazardous waste generated was 14.52 million tonnes in 2022. β² Rising
Hazardous waste generated in Bulgaria, 2004β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 14.52 million tonnes for hazardous waste generated in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazardous waste generated in Bulgaria peaked at 14.52 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.90 million tonnes, in 2004.
That places Bulgaria 10th out of 91 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.83 million tonnes | 11.90 million tonnes | 13.55 million tonnes | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.19 million tonnes | 12.21 million tonnes | 13.55 million tonnes | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.24 million tonnes | 13.95 million tonnes | 14.52 million tonnes | 2 |
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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 hazardous waste generated in Bulgaria?
- Hazardous waste generated in Bulgaria was 14.52 million tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest hazardous waste generated recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 14.52 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste generated recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.90 million tonnes in 2004.
- How does Bulgaria rank for hazardous waste generated?
- Bulgaria ranks 10th out of 91 countries with data for 2022.
- Is hazardous waste generated rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 Hazardous waste generated (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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