Bulgaria - Access to basic sanitation services

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Bulgaria was 83.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 83.72 in 2000, while its lowest value was 83.71 in 2020.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 83.72
2001 83.72
2002 83.72
2003 83.72
2004 83.72
2005 83.72
2006 83.72
2007 83.72
2008 83.72
2009 83.72
2010 83.72
2011 83.72
2012 83.72
2013 83.72
2014 83.71
2015 83.71
2016 83.71
2017 83.71
2018 83.71
2019 83.71
2020 83.71

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Bulgaria was 86.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 86.78 in 2020, while its lowest value was 86.78 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 86.78
2001 86.78
2002 86.78
2003 86.78
2004 86.78
2005 86.78
2006 86.78
2007 86.78
2008 86.78
2009 86.78
2010 86.78
2011 86.78
2012 86.78
2013 86.78
2014 86.78
2015 86.78
2016 86.78
2017 86.78
2018 86.78
2019 86.78
2020 86.78

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Bulgaria was 86.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 86.03 in 2020, while its lowest value was 85.83 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

See also:

Year Value
2000 85.83
2001 85.84
2002 85.85
2003 85.86
2004 85.87
2005 85.88
2006 85.89
2007 85.90
2008 85.91
2009 85.92
2010 85.93
2011 85.94
2012 85.95
2013 85.96
2014 85.97
2015 85.98
2016 85.99
2017 86.00
2018 86.01
2019 86.02
2020 86.03

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention