Municipal waste generated in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Municipal waste generated was 3.16 million tonnes in 2023. βΌ Falling
Municipal waste generated in Bulgaria, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 3.16 million tonnes for municipal waste generated in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste generated in Bulgaria peaked at 5.00 million tonnes in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.83 million tonnes, in 2020.
Bulgaria ranks 44th of 75 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 | 4.58 million tonnes | 4.17 million tonnes | 5.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.24 million tonnes | 2.86 million tonnes | 4.09 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.05 million tonnes | 2.83 million tonnes | 3.16 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 generated in Bulgaria?
- Municipal waste generated in Bulgaria was 3.16 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste generated recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.00 million tonnes in 2000.
- What is the lowest municipal waste generated recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.83 million tonnes in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for municipal waste generated?
- Bulgaria ranks 44th out of 75 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste generated rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 generated (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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