Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites was 0.0002 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0002 for proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0003 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0002, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 179th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0003 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 176 Luxembourg 0.0064 compare
- 177 Kyrgyzstan 0.0026 compare
- 178 Netherlands 0.0005 compare
- 180 Belgium 0.0001 compare
- 181 Finland 0 compare
- 182 Chile 0 compare
More population data for Bulgaria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,187 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.8803 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.921 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.733 (2100)
- Population density 32.53 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 146,527 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.733 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.8802 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 108,747 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Bulgaria?
- Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Bulgaria was 0.0002 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites?
- Bulgaria ranks 179th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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