People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.0001 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Bulgaria stood at 0.0001 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0002 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Bulgaria 175th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0001 people per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0529 people per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0001 people per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.052 people per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | 0.0001 people per square kilometre | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 people per square kilometre | 0.0001 people per square kilometre | 0.0001 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 172 Kyrgyzstan 0.008 people per square kilometre compare
- 173 Netherlands 0.0025 people per square kilometre compare
- 174 Belgium 0.0002 people per square kilometre compare
- 176 Finland 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 177 Norway 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Andorra 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Australia 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Bahrain 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Barbados 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Brunei 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Switzerland 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Chile 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Czechia 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Germany 0 people per square kilometre
- 178 Denmark 0 people per square kilometre
- 178 Spain 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Fiji 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 France 0 people per square kilometre
- 178 Gibraltar 0 people per square kilometre
- 178 Greece 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Hungary 0 people per square kilometre
- 178 Isle of Man 0 people per square kilometre
- 178 Iran 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Iceland 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Kazakhstan 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Kuwait 0 people per square kilometre
- 178 Lebanon 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Macao 0 people per square kilometre
- 178 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Monaco 0 people per square kilometre
- 178 Mexico 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Malta 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Malaysia 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 New Caledonia 0 people per square kilometre
- 178 New Zealand 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Oman 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Poland 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Puerto Rico 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Portugal 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Singapore 0 people per square kilometre
- 178 San Marino 0 people per square kilometre
- 178 Seychelles 0 people per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Bulgaria?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Bulgaria was 0.0001 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Bulgaria ranks 175th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.