Municipal waste collected in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Municipal waste collected was 2.15 million tonnes in 2023. βΌ Falling
Municipal waste collected in Bulgaria, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste collected in Bulgaria is 2.15 million tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.2% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Bulgaria peaked at 4.31 million tonnes in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.15 million tonnes, in 2023.
Bulgaria ranks 48th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.98 million tonnes | 3.59 million tonnes | 4.31 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.17 million tonnes | 2.86 million tonnes | 4.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.70 million tonnes | 2.15 million tonnes | 3.04 million 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 municipal waste collected in Bulgaria?
- Municipal waste collected in Bulgaria was 2.15 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.31 million tonnes in 2009.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 million tonnes in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for municipal waste collected?
- Bulgaria ranks 48th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. 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 Municipal waste collected (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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