Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 63.15 Index in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Bulgaria, 1995–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Bulgaria is 63.15 Index, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Bulgaria peaked at 116.8 Index in 1995 and was at its lowest, 56.6 Index, in 2020.
That places Bulgaria 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 116.8 Index | — |
| 1996 | 103.33 Index | -11.5% |
| 1997 | 96.21 Index | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 97.64 Index | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 98.24 Index | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 100 Index | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 95.5 Index | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 94.34 Index | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 93.84 Index | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 92.42 Index | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 90.08 Index | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 87.78 Index | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 83.47 Index | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 89.76 Index | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 89.02 Index | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 81.91 Index | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 74.67 Index | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 67.31 Index | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 62.73 Index | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 63.87 Index | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 60.24 Index | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 57.64 Index | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 61.62 Index | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 57.26 Index | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 61.62 Index | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 56.6 Index | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 61.19 Index | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 63.17 Index | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 63.15 Index | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 102.45 Index | 96.21 Index | 116.8 Index | 5 |
| 2000s | 91.62 Index | 83.47 Index | 100 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.89 Index | 57.26 Index | 81.91 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.02 Index | 56.6 Index | 63.17 Index | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Bulgaria?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Bulgaria was 63.15 Index in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 116.8 Index in 1995.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6 Index in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste generated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents trends in amounts of municipal waste generated (including household waste), and the treatment and disposal method used. The amount of waste generated in each country is related to the rate of urbanisation, the types and pattern of consumption, household revenue and lifestyles. Data source(s): OECD Annual Quality Assurance (AQA) questionnaire (jointly collected with Eurostat) for OECD countries. UNSD, Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) for non-OECD countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: March, 2026 Database documentation