Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre was 1.47 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.47 t per square kilometre
Change on year
up 45.5%
World rank
45th
of 125 countries
All-time high
1.47 t per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1934 t per square kilometre
in 2008
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, 1970–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for recovered paper — production, per square kilometre in Bulgaria is 1.47 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

That represents a change of up 45.5% on the previous year and up 220.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, recovered paper — production, per square kilometre in Bulgaria peaked at 1.47 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1934 t per square kilometre, in 2008.

Bulgaria ranks 45th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.978 t per square kilometre 0.7683 t per square kilometre 1.16 t per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.8696 t per square kilometre 0.452 t per square kilometre 1.16 t per square kilometre 10
1990s 1.07 t per square kilometre 0.7231 t per square kilometre 1.16 t per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.6309 t per square kilometre 0.1934 t per square kilometre 0.7366 t per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.5723 t per square kilometre 0.2879 t per square kilometre 0.829 t per square kilometre 10
2020s 1.06 t per square kilometre 0.829 t per square kilometre 1.47 t per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 42 Serbia, Republic of 1.91 t per square kilometre compare
  2. 43 Indonesia 1.71 t per square kilometre compare
  3. 44 St. Lucia 1.64 t per square kilometre compare
  4. 46 Norway 1.46 t per square kilometre compare
  5. 47 Belarus, Republic of 1.45 t per square kilometre compare
  6. 48 Finland 1.45 t per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is recovered paper — production, per square kilometre in Bulgaria?
Recovered paper — production, per square kilometre in Bulgaria was 1.47 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest recovered paper — production, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 1.47 t per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest recovered paper — production, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1934 t per square kilometre in 2008.
How does Bulgaria rank for recovered paper — production, per square kilometre?
Bulgaria ranks 45th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
Is recovered paper — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 220.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Recovered paper — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Recovered paper — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
126 places, 4,635 data points, 1961–2023
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Recovered paper — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.