Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 783 num items per 100m2 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
783 num items per 100m2
Change on year
down 25.4%
World rank
6th
of 107 countries
All-time high
8,674 num items per 100m2
in 2017
All-time low
783 num items per 100m2
in 2022
Years of data
8
2015–2022
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Bulgaria, 2015–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beach litter items per unit of surface area in Bulgaria is 783 num items per 100m2, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 25.4% on the previous year and down 64.0% over ten years.
Bulgaria ranks 6th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2,178 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2016 | 1,809 num items per 100m2 | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 8,674 num items per 100m2 | +379.5% |
| 2018 | 2,997 num items per 100m2 | -65.4% |
| 2019 | 2,562 num items per 100m2 | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 2,762 num items per 100m2 | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 1,050 num items per 100m2 | -62.0% |
| 2022 | 783 num items per 100m2 | -25.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 783 num items per 100m2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9 num items per 100m2, 87.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 783 num items per 100m2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8 num items per 100m2, 97.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,644 num items per 100m2 | 1,809 num items per 100m2 | 8,674 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1,532 num items per 100m2 | 783 num items per 100m2 | 2,762 num items per 100m2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More development goals data for Bulgaria
- Red List Index 0.9197 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.46 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,853 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 84 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 96 (2025)
- Infant deaths 288 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Bulgaria?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Bulgaria was 783 num items per 100m2 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 8,674 num items per 100m2 in 2017.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 783 num items per 100m2 in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th out of 107 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100 square meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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