Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes was 23.24 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 23.24 for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Bulgaria peaked at 25.18 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.35, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 20th of 249 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.35 | — |
| 2001 | 13.46 | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 14.04 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 14.31 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 16.2 | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 16.54 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 18.11 | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 18.84 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 20.45 | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 16.44 | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 16.33 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 18.2 | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 17.59 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 17.33 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 19.23 | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 21.89 | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 19.56 | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 20.46 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 21.28 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 21.75 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 21.62 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 24.12 | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 25.18 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 22.86 | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 23.24 | +1.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 23.24 is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.35, 1.9× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 23.24 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.62, 1.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.07 | 12.35 | 20.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.36 | 16.33 | 21.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4 | 21.62 | 25.18 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More development goals data for Bulgaria
- Red List Index 0.9197 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.46 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,853 (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 domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Bulgaria?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Bulgaria was 23.24 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 25.18 in 2022.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.35 in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Bulgaria ranks 20th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. 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 Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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