Total waste generation, by activity in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Total waste generation, by activity was 97.00 million tonnes in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total waste generation, by activity in Bulgaria, 2004β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, total waste generation, by activity in Bulgaria stood at 97.00 million tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total waste generation, by activity in Bulgaria peaked at 201.02 million tonnes in 2004 and was at its lowest, 97.00 million tonnes, in 2022.
Bulgaria ranks 21st of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 177.18 million tonnes | 162.88 million tonnes | 201.02 million tonnes | 3 |
| 2010s | 151.72 million tonnes | 120.51 million tonnes | 179.68 million tonnes | 5 |
| 2020s | 106.69 million tonnes | 97.00 million tonnes | 116.39 million tonnes | 2 |
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More environment data for Bulgaria
- Standard Deviation 0.573 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 200,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 409,949 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 42,467 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 11,362 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 157,473 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 112,591 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 300,048 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 325,622 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total waste generation, by activity in Bulgaria?
- Total waste generation, by activity in Bulgaria was 97.00 million tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total waste generation, by activity recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 201.02 million tonnes in 2004.
- What is the lowest total waste generation, by activity recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.00 million tonnes in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for total waste generation, by activity?
- Bulgaria ranks 21st out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total waste generation, by activity rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total waste generation, by activity (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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