Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) was 17.86 Kilogrammes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) in Bulgaria, 2018–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per person.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 17.86 Kilogrammes per person for waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.5% on the previous year and up 234.6% over ten years.
Bulgaria ranks 6th of 24 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5.34 Kilogrammes per person | — |
| 2019 | 5.89 Kilogrammes per person | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 5.96 Kilogrammes per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 7.99 Kilogrammes per person | +34.1% |
| 2022 | 12.89 Kilogrammes per person | +61.4% |
| 2023 | 17.86 Kilogrammes per person | +38.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.61 Kilogrammes per person | 5.34 Kilogrammes per person | 5.89 Kilogrammes per person | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.18 Kilogrammes per person | 5.96 Kilogrammes per person | 17.86 Kilogrammes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 3 Spain 21.67 Kilogrammes per person compare
- 4 Italy 18.86 Kilogrammes per person compare
- 4 Slovenia 17 Kilogrammes per person compare
- 5 Lithuania 16.59 Kilogrammes per person compare
- 5 France 18.59 Kilogrammes per person compare
- 6 Poland 14.01 Kilogrammes per person compare
- 7 Belgium 17.56 Kilogrammes per person compare
- 7 Latvia 6.8 Kilogrammes per person compare
- 8 Denmark 17.36 Kilogrammes per person compare
- 9 Australia 16.91 Kilogrammes per person
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
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- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) in Bulgaria?
- Waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) in Bulgaria was 17.86 Kilogrammes per person in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 17.86 Kilogrammes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.34 Kilogrammes per person in 2018.
- How does Bulgaria rank for waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee)?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th out of 24 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 234.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) — Products put on the market. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset provides data on the generation, recycling and reuse of e-waste in OECD countries, one of the fastest growing and most complex waste streams in the world, affecting both human health and the environment and proliferating a loss of valuable raw materials. Data source(s): (i) OECD-UNITAR questionnaire for non-European countries (ii) Eurostat database for European countries Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 7, 2026 Database documentation