Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 38.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Bulgaria, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 38.8% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Bulgaria peaked at 48.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 2020.
Bulgaria ranks 48th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.3% | — |
| 2001 | 43.1% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 48.7% | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 48.1% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 47.6% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 46.4% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 45.8% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 47.5% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 47.2% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 42.2% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 40.4% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 39.7% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 40.1% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 40.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 36.7% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 38.5% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 40.2% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 38.8% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.5% | 43.1% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 39.7% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 36.7% | 40.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Bulgaria?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Bulgaria was 38.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Bulgaria ranks 48th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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