Population using safely managed sanitation services in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 62.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using safely managed sanitation services in Bulgaria is 62.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Bulgaria peaked at 62.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2009.
That places Bulgaria 32nd out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.4% | 49.4% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 50.1% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 60.3% | 62.9% | 5 |
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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 population using safely managed sanitation services in Bulgaria?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Bulgaria was 62.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 62.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2009.
- How does Bulgaria rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Bulgaria ranks 32nd out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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