Municipal waste recycled in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Municipal waste recycled was 777,000 tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Bulgaria, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, municipal waste recycled in Bulgaria stood at 777,000 tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Bulgaria peaked at 1.06 million tonnes in 2017 and was at its lowest, 736,000 tonnes, in 2014.
That places Bulgaria 37th out of 86 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 815,900 tonnes | 770,000 tonnes | 887,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 928,500 tonnes | 736,000 tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 878,333 tonnes | 777,000 tonnes | 997,000 tonnes | 3 |
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More environment data for Bulgaria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 46.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.25 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2479 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7282 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0131 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0476 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Bulgaria?
- Municipal waste recycled in Bulgaria was 777,000 tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 million tonnes in 2017.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 736,000 tonnes in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Bulgaria ranks 37th out of 86 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal waste recycled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Municipal waste recycled (Tonnes)