Renewable internal freshwater per person in Bulgaria
Bulgaria had 3,248 cubic metres of renewable internal freshwater per person in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Bulgaria, 2022
3,248
Change from 2021
+0.7%
European Union, 2022
3,041 m³ per person
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
2,933 m³ per person
Position in 2022
78th of 181
Renewable internal freshwater per person in Bulgaria over time
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Cubic metres per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,248 m³ per person | 3,041 m³ per person |
| 2021 | 3,227 m³ per person | 3,047 m³ per person |
| 2020 | 3,206 m³ per person | 3,043 m³ per person |
| 2019 | 3,174 m³ per person | 3,043 m³ per person |
| 2018 | 3,129 m³ per person | 3,048 m³ per person |
| 2017 | 3,087 m³ per person | 3,053 m³ per person |
| 2016 | 3,046 m³ per person | 3,058 m³ per person |
| 2015 | 3,007 m³ per person | 3,064 m³ per person |
| 2014 | 2,969 m³ per person | 3,070 m³ per person |
| 2013 | 2,933 m³ per person | 3,073 m³ per person |
| 2012 | 2,874 m³ per person | 3,076 m³ per person |
| 2011 | 2,858 m³ per person | 3,080 m³ per person |
| 2010 | 2,840 m³ per person | 3,076 m³ per person |
| 2009 | 2,821 m³ per person | 3,081 m³ per person |
| 2008 | 2,803 m³ per person | 3,088 m³ per person |
| 2007 | 2,783 m³ per person | 3,099 m³ per person |
| 2006 | 2,763 m³ per person | 3,110 m³ per person |
| 2005 | 2,742 m³ per person | 3,120 m³ per person |
| 2004 | 2,721 m³ per person | 3,132 m³ per person |
| 2003 | 2,701 m³ per person | 3,144 m³ per person |
| 2002 | 2,680 m³ per person | 3,155 m³ per person |
| 2001 | 2,622 m³ per person | 3,163 m³ per person |
| 2000 | 2,570 m³ per person | 3,167 m³ per person |
| 1999 | 2,558 m³ per person | 3,171 m³ per person |
| 1998 | 2,543 m³ per person | 3,176 m³ per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7% from 3,227 m³ per person in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 2,874 m³ per person, the figure has changed by +13.0%.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Bulgaria has the 78th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2022 was 3,041 m³ per person.
More for Bulgaria
All statistics for Bulgaria
Level of water stress
40.2%
2022 · World Bank
Basic drinking water access
99.2%
2024 · World Bank
Municipal waste generated per person
496 kg per person
2024 · Eurostat
Recycling rate of municipal waste
21.8%
2024 · Eurostat
Total waste generated per person
14,324 kg per person
2024 · Eurostat
Safely managed drinking water
96.2%
2024 · World Bank