Municipal waste generated per person in Bulgaria

Municipal waste generated per person in Bulgaria was 496 kg per person in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1.2% from 2023. That is the 14th highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.

2024, kg per person496

Change on 2023+1.2%

Rank14th of 26EU countries ranked

Series high6941995

Series low4182016

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Municipal waste generated per person in Bulgaria, 1995 to 2024

kg per person. Source: Eurostat, Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun). Retrieved 2026-10-15, published 2026-10-15.

All 30 values

Period	kg per person
2024	496
2023	490
2022	488
2021	470
2020	432
2019	465
2018	426
2017	453
2016	418
2015	431
2014	451
2013	438
2012	460
2011	508
2010	554
2009	598
2008	599
2007	553
2006	577
2005	588
2004	599 Series break
2003	603
2002	602
2001	596
2000	612
1999	598
1998	591
1997	579
1996	618
1995	694

Compared with European Union (27)

Place	2024
Bulgaria	496
European Union (27)	513

Bulgaria compared with nearby places

Under 460
460 to 490
490 to 530
530 to 620
620 and over
No data

Municipal waste generated per person, 2024, kg per person. Bulgaria is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

EU countries by municipal waste generated per person 27 places

Definition

Municipal waste generated in the year, in kilograms per inhabitant: household waste and similar waste from shops, offices and public institutions, collected by or for municipalities.

Countries differ in how much commercial waste they count as municipal, which explains part of the gap between them.

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Eurostat. Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_wasmun/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-15.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun) (Municipal waste generated per person, Bulgaria, 1995 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_wasmun/default/table

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Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun), Municipal waste generated per person, Bulgaria, 1995 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 15 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_wasmun/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/municipal-waste-per-capita/bulgaria. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun). Municipal waste generated per person, Bulgaria, 1995 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_wasmun/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/municipal-waste-per-capita/bulgaria.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun), Municipal waste generated per person, Bulgaria, 1995 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_wasmun/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/municipal-waste-per-capita/bulgaria (Accessed: 15 October 2026).

BibTeX

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694 kg per person in 1995, the highest value since 1995 in this series.

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