Material flow accounts - main indicators in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Material flow accounts - main indicators was 153,875 Thousand tonnes in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
153,875 Thousand tonnes
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
11th
of 35 countries
All-time high
159,514 Thousand tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
94,739 Thousand tonnes
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Material flow accounts - main indicators in Bulgaria, 2000–2025

050.0k100.0k150.0k2000201220252000: 94.7k Thousand tonnes2001: 101.2k Thousand tonnes2002: 104.2k Thousand tonnes2003: 102.8k Thousand tonnes2004: 116.7k Thousand tonnes2005: 118.1k Thousand tonnes2006: 126.9k Thousand tonnes2007: 129.3k Thousand tonnes2008: 142.5k Thousand tonnes2009: 116.4k Thousand tonnes2010: 118.4k Thousand tonnes2011: 132.8k Thousand tonnes2012: 128.4k Thousand tonnes2013: 127.0k Thousand tonnes2014: 138.6k Thousand tonnes2015: 154.0k Thousand tonnes2016: 137.1k Thousand tonnes2017: 140.6k Thousand tonnes2018: 144.1k Thousand tonnes2019: 146.4k Thousand tonnes2020: 142.0k Thousand tonnes2021: 157.9k Thousand tonnes2022: 159.5k Thousand tonnes2023: 150.6k Thousand tonnes2024: 146.8k Thousand tonnes2025: 153.9k Thousand tonnes

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.

Analysis

In 2025, material flow accounts - main indicators in Bulgaria stood at 153,875 Thousand tonnes.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, material flow accounts - main indicators in Bulgaria peaked at 159,514 Thousand tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 94,739 Thousand tonnes, in 2000.

That places Bulgaria 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 115,281 Thousand tonnes 94,739 Thousand tonnes 142,501 Thousand tonnes 10
2010s 136,729 Thousand tonnes 118,374 Thousand tonnes 154,044 Thousand tonnes 10
2020s 151,790 Thousand tonnes 142,018 Thousand tonnes 159,514 Thousand tonnes 6

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 8 Norway 330,306 Thousand tonnes compare
  2. 9 Sweden 254,189 Thousand tonnes compare
  3. 10 Finland 223,304 Thousand tonnes compare
  4. 12 Czechia 147,822 Thousand tonnes compare
  5. 13 Serbia 145,713 Thousand tonnes compare
  6. 14 Portugal 133,957 Thousand tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is material flow accounts - main indicators in Bulgaria?
Material flow accounts - main indicators in Bulgaria was 153,875 Thousand tonnes in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest material flow accounts - main indicators recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 159,514 Thousand tonnes in 2022.
What is the lowest material flow accounts - main indicators recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 94,739 Thousand tonnes in 2000.
How does Bulgaria rank for material flow accounts - main indicators?
Bulgaria ranks 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is material flow accounts - main indicators rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 - main indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Material flow accounts - main indicators
Unit
Thousand tonnes
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
36 places, 1,012 data points, 1990–2025
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