Bulgaria - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Bulgaria was 60.09 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 60.09 in 2020, while its lowest value was 41.43 in 2008.

Definition: 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, 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 44.54
2001 44.15
2002 43.76
2003 43.38
2004 42.99
2005 42.60
2006 42.21
2007 41.82
2008 41.43
2009 42.06
2010 43.43
2011 45.04
2012 46.72
2013 48.47
2014 50.29
2015 52.19
2016 54.15
2017 56.18
2018 57.49
2019 58.79
2020 60.09

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Bulgaria was 76.13 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 76.13 in 2020, while its lowest value was 53.28 in 2008.

Definition: 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, 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 53.90
2001 53.82
2002 53.74
2003 53.66
2004 53.59
2005 53.51
2006 53.43
2007 53.35
2008 53.28
2009 55.06
2010 56.86
2011 58.67
2012 60.48
2013 62.31
2014 64.26
2015 66.29
2016 68.33
2017 70.39
2018 72.30
2019 74.22
2020 76.13

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Bulgaria was 72.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 72.23 in 2020, while its lowest value was 49.91 in 2008.

Definition: 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, 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 50.99
2001 50.84
2002 50.70
2003 50.57
2004 50.43
2005 50.30
2006 50.17
2007 50.04
2008 49.91
2009 51.42
2010 53.14
2011 54.94
2012 56.76
2013 58.61
2014 60.58
2015 62.62
2016 64.69
2017 66.79
2018 68.60
2019 70.41
2020 72.23

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention