Material footprints - main indicators in Bulgaria

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

Latest (2025)
153,875 Thousand tonnes
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
10th
of 30 countries
All-time high
159,514 Thousand tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
116,402 Thousand tonnes
in 2009
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Material footprints - main indicators in Bulgaria, 2008–2025

050.0k100.0k150.0k2008201620252008: 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

Bulgaria recorded 153,875 Thousand tonnes for material footprints - main indicators in 2025.

The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, material footprints - main indicators in Bulgaria peaked at 159,514 Thousand tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 116,402 Thousand tonnes, in 2009.

That places Bulgaria 10th out of 30 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 129,452 Thousand tonnes 116,402 Thousand tonnes 142,501 Thousand tonnes 2
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. 7 Norway 321,953 Thousand tonnes compare
  2. 8 Sweden 254,189 Thousand tonnes compare
  3. 9 Finland 223,304 Thousand tonnes compare
  4. 11 Serbia 152,611 Thousand tonnes compare
  5. 12 Czechia 147,822 Thousand tonnes compare
  6. 13 Portugal 133,957 Thousand tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is material footprints - main indicators in Bulgaria?
Material footprints - main indicators in Bulgaria was 153,875 Thousand tonnes in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest material footprints - main indicators recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 159,514 Thousand tonnes in 2022.
What is the lowest material footprints - main indicators recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 116,402 Thousand tonnes in 2009.
How does Bulgaria rank for material footprints - main indicators?
Bulgaria ranks 10th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
Is material footprints - 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 footprints - main indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Material footprints - main indicators
Unit
Thousand tonnes
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
31 places, 578 data points, 2000–2025
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