People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 75.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 75.7% for people using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Bulgaria peaked at 75.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.9%, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 56th of 146 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.
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.9% | — |
| 2001 | 55.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 55.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 56.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 56.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 57.3% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 57.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 58.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 59.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 59.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 60.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 61.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 62.6% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 63.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 64.8% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 66.1% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 68.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 69.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 70.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 71.6% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 72.6% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 73.7% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 74.7% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 75.7% | +1.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 75.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.1%, 82% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 75.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 90.0%, 84% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.1% | 54.9% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 60.6% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 71.6% | 75.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Bulgaria?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Bulgaria was 75.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.9% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Bulgaria ranks 56th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.