Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of municipal waste recycled was 26.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Bulgaria, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 26.6% for proportion of municipal waste recycled in 2022.
That represents a change of down 36.0% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste recycled in Bulgaria peaked at 41.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 28th out of 73 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.
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.2% | — |
| 2001 | 19.4% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 20.4% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 20.6% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | +32.2% |
| 2021 | 41.6% | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | -36.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 19.2% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 19.4% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 26.6% | 41.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 25 Switzerland 28.5% compare
- 26 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 28.1% compare
- 27 Poland 26.7% compare
- 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 26.2% compare
- 30 Hungary 24.9% compare
- 31 France 23.5% compare
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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0632 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0132 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste recycled in Bulgaria?
- Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Bulgaria was 26.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Bulgaria ranks 28th out of 73 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 Proportion of municipal waste recycled (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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