People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Bulgaria stood at 0 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0 people per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 173rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0 people per person | -0.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 people per person, 0% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0005 people per person, 0% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 people per person | 0 people per person | 0 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 people per person | 0 people per person | 0 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people per person | 0 people per person | 0 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 170 Luxembourg 0.0001 people per person compare
- 171 Kyrgyzstan 0 people per person compare
- 172 Netherlands 0 people per person compare
- 174 Belgium 0 people per person compare
- 175 Finland 0 people per person compare
- 176 Chile 0 people per person 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, per capita in Bulgaria?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Bulgaria was 0 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 173rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.