People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate was -0.5608 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Bulgaria stood at -0.5608 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 86.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Bulgaria peaked at -0.5608 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -4.29 % change on previous year, in 2022.
Bulgaria ranks 106th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -0.9007 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -3.14 % change on previous year | +249.2% |
| 2003 | -3.1 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2004 | -3.13 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2005 | -3.18 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2006 | -3.26 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2007 | -0.6989 % change on previous year | -78.5% |
| 2008 | -3.29 % change on previous year | +370.8% |
| 2009 | -0.6313 % change on previous year | -80.8% |
| 2010 | -3.36 % change on previous year | +431.8% |
| 2011 | -3.53 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 2012 | -3.69 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 2013 | -3.64 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2014 | -0.5664 % change on previous year | -84.4% |
| 2015 | -3.65 % change on previous year | +543.9% |
| 2016 | -3.8 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2017 | -3.93 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2018 | -0.7187 % change on previous year | -81.7% |
| 2019 | -4.01 % change on previous year | +458.1% |
| 2020 | -4.03 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2021 | -0.8142 % change on previous year | -79.8% |
| 2022 | -4.29 % change on previous year | +427.1% |
| 2023 | -4.13 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 2024 | -0.5608 % change on previous year | -86.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's -0.5608 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.2564 % change on previous year, 2.2× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's -0.5608 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.9188 % change on previous year, 61% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.37 % change on previous year | -3.29 % change on previous year | -0.6313 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -3.09 % change on previous year | -4.01 % change on previous year | -0.5664 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.76 % change on previous year | -4.29 % change on previous year | -0.5608 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 103 Lithuania -0.3782 % change on previous year compare
- 104 Tonga -0.4558 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Palau -0.4971 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Sierra Leone -0.7177 % change on previous year compare
- 108 Martinique -0.8114 % change on previous year compare
- 109 Armenia -0.8127 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Bulgaria?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Bulgaria was -0.5608 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5608 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.29 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 106th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.