Municipal waste recycled in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Municipal waste recycled was 526,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Bulgaria, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 526,000 for municipal waste recycled in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.3% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Bulgaria peaked at 1.06 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 526,000, in 2023.
Bulgaria ranks 49th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Municipal waste recycled in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 775,000 | — |
| 2001 | 770,000 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 770,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 774,000 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 793,000 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 822,000 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 839,000 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 858,000 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 871,000 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 887,000 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.00 million | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 979,000 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 841,000 | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 894,000 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 736,000 | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 884,000 | +20.1% |
| 2016 | 917,000 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.06 million | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 901,000 | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 1.06 million | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 997,000 | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 861,000 | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 777,000 | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 526,000 | -32.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 526,000 is below the median for high income countries, which is 948,000, 55% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 526,000 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 million, 50% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 815,900 | 770,000 | 887,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 928,500 | 736,000 | 1.06 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 790,250 | 526,000 | 997,000 | 4 |
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More environment data for Bulgaria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.573 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -6.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.7509 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Bulgaria?
- Municipal waste recycled in Bulgaria was 526,000 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 526,000 in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Bulgaria ranks 49th out of 91 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. 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 Municipal waste recycled (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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