Water Use Efficiency in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Water Use Efficiency was 10.27 USD/m3 in 2023. β² Rising
Water Use Efficiency in Bulgaria, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in USD/m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for water use efficiency in Bulgaria is 10.27 USD/m3, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water use efficiency in Bulgaria peaked at 10.27 USD/m3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.81 USD/m3, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 108th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.86 USD/m3 | 3.81 USD/m3 | 6.33 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.49 USD/m3 | 6.29 USD/m3 | 8.78 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.71 USD/m3 | 9.31 USD/m3 | 10.27 USD/m3 | 4 |
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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 water use efficiency in Bulgaria?
- Water use efficiency in Bulgaria was 10.27 USD/m3 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest water use efficiency recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.27 USD/m3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest water use efficiency recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.81 USD/m3 in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for water use efficiency?
- Bulgaria ranks 108th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water use efficiency rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Water Use Efficiency (United States dollars per cubic meter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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