BG · 2021 · env_wasmun
Municipal waste by waste management operations
Bulgaria, 2021
Municipal waste by waste management operations
470.0
Bulgaria, 2021
▲ 8.8% vs 2020 (432.0)
Analysis
In 2021, Bulgaria's municipal waste by waste management operations increased by 8.8% compared to 2020, reaching 470.0.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 534.0.
Bulgaria ranks 20th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 12.4% (from 418.0 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset env_wasmun, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
88.0%
EU-27: 534.0
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2009 2023
Source:
Eurostat · env_wasmun