Share of plastic waste exports in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Bulgaria, 1996–2024
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of plastic waste exports in Bulgaria is 0.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 567.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Bulgaria peaked at 0.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
That places Bulgaria 33rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 share of plastic waste exports in Bulgaria?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Bulgaria was 0.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Bulgaria ranks 33rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 567.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of plastic waste exports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.