Material flow accounts - balancing items in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Material flow accounts - balancing items was 12,343 Thousand tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12,343 Thousand tonnes
Change on year
down 20.9%
World rank
20th
of 31 countries
All-time high
15,595 Thousand tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
7,013 Thousand tonnes
in 2013
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Material flow accounts - balancing items in Bulgaria, 2000–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k2000201120232000: 7.3k Thousand tonnes2001: 10.6k Thousand tonnes2002: 8.7k Thousand tonnes2003: 10.9k Thousand tonnes2004: 10.5k Thousand tonnes2005: 13.5k Thousand tonnes2006: 13.3k Thousand tonnes2007: 15.2k Thousand tonnes2008: 13.3k Thousand tonnes2009: 9.2k Thousand tonnes2010: 9.7k Thousand tonnes2011: 9.2k Thousand tonnes2012: 8.9k Thousand tonnes2013: 7.0k Thousand tonnes2014: 14.3k Thousand tonnes2015: 14.8k Thousand tonnes2016: 14.9k Thousand tonnes2017: 15.2k Thousand tonnes2018: 14.2k Thousand tonnes2019: 14.5k Thousand tonnes2020: 13.0k Thousand tonnes2021: 14.8k Thousand tonnes2022: 15.6k Thousand tonnes2023: 12.3k Thousand tonnes

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for material flow accounts - balancing items in Bulgaria is 12,343 Thousand tonnes, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.9% on the previous year and up 76.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, material flow accounts - balancing items in Bulgaria peaked at 15,595 Thousand tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7,013 Thousand tonnes, in 2013.

That places Bulgaria 20th out of 31 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11,249 Thousand tonnes 7,319 Thousand tonnes 15,222 Thousand tonnes 10
2010s 12,262 Thousand tonnes 7,013 Thousand tonnes 15,183 Thousand tonnes 10
2020s 13,938 Thousand tonnes 12,343 Thousand tonnes 15,595 Thousand tonnes 4

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 17 Switzerland 20,696 Thousand tonnes compare
  2. 18 Romania 16,242 Thousand tonnes compare
  3. 19 Slovakia 15,404 Thousand tonnes compare
  4. 21 Lithuania 11,978 Thousand tonnes compare
  5. 22 Portugal 11,755 Thousand tonnes compare
  6. 23 Croatia 8,880 Thousand tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 32 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is material flow accounts - balancing items in Bulgaria?
Material flow accounts - balancing items in Bulgaria was 12,343 Thousand tonnes in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 15,595 Thousand tonnes in 2022.
What is the lowest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 7,013 Thousand tonnes in 2013.
How does Bulgaria rank for material flow accounts - balancing items?
Bulgaria ranks 20th out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
Is material flow accounts - balancing items rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material flow accounts - balancing items. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Material flow accounts - balancing items
Unit
Thousand tonnes
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
32 places, 811 data points, 1990–2025
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