Hazardous waste treated or disposed in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Hazardous waste treated or disposed was 13.66 million tonnes in 2022. β² Rising
Hazardous waste treated or disposed in Bulgaria, 2004β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 13.66 million tonnes for hazardous waste treated or disposed in 2022.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazardous waste treated or disposed in Bulgaria peaked at 13.79 million tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.09 million tonnes, in 2004.
Bulgaria ranks 6th of 72 countries on this measure, 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 | 12.87 million tonnes | 12.09 million tonnes | 13.47 million tonnes | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.17 million tonnes | 12.18 million tonnes | 13.56 million tonnes | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.73 million tonnes | 13.66 million tonnes | 13.79 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 treated or disposed in Bulgaria?
- Hazardous waste treated or disposed in Bulgaria was 13.66 million tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest hazardous waste treated or disposed recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 13.79 million tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste treated or disposed recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.09 million tonnes in 2004.
- How does Bulgaria rank for hazardous waste treated or disposed?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Is hazardous waste treated or disposed rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 treated or disposed (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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