Water exploitation index, plus in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Water exploitation index, plus was 1.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.0%
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
25th
of 36 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2003
All-time low
0.8%
in 2016
Years of data
21
2003–2023
Water exploitation index, plus in Bulgaria, 2003–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.0% for water exploitation index, plus in 2023.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water exploitation index, plus in Bulgaria peaked at 1.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2016.
Bulgaria ranks 25th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 4 |
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 water exploitation index, plus in Bulgaria?
- Water exploitation index, plus in Bulgaria was 1.0% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
- How does Bulgaria rank for water exploitation index, plus?
- Bulgaria ranks 25th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water exploitation index, plus rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Water exploitation index, plus (WEI+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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