Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services was 76 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Bulgaria stood at 76 %. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Bulgaria peaked at 76 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55 %, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 51st of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55 % | — |
| 2001 | 55 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 56 % | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 56 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 57 % | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 57 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 58 % | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 58 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 59 % | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 60 % | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 61 % | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 62 % | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 63 % | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 64 % | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 65 % | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 66 % | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 67 % | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 69 % | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 70 % | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 71 % | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 72 % | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 73 % | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 74 % | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 75 % | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 76 % | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.1 % | 55 % | 60 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.8 % | 61 % | 71 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 74 % | 72 % | 76 % | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bulgaria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 21.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 503.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2583 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Bulgaria?
- Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Bulgaria was 76 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 76 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 55 % in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Bulgaria ranks 51st out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.