Availability and movement of the tangible fixed assets with ecological use by economic activity groupings and by use

Table

AVAILABILITY AND MOVEMENT OF THE TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS WITH ECOLOGICAL USE BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY GROUPINGS

(Thousand euros)
Use	2023
Use	Аcquired	Out of use	Availability as of 31.12
Total for the country	423 616	37 633	5 871 440
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Total	1 304	306	22 166
For wastewater	30	.	5 211
End-of-pipe technology	30	.	5 174
of which: Industrial wastewater treatment plants	12	.	4 619
urban wastewater treatment plants	..	.	..
Sewerage	.	.	363
Integrated technology	.	.	..
For circulating water supply	.	.	76
For air	.	.	2 164
End-of-pipe technology	..	.	1 769
Integrated technology	.	.	395
Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water	..	.	1 426
End-of-pipe technology	..	.	1 426
Integrated technology	.	.	.
Protection of biodiversity, protected areas, protected zones and objects	..	.	156
End-of-pipe technology	.	.	..
Integrated technology	.	.	..
For hunting and fishing projects	71	..	1 935
For waste	.	.	11 198
End-of-pipe technology	.	.	11 189
Integrated technology	.	.	..
For noise	.	.	.
End-of-pipe technology	.	.	.
Integrated technology	.	.	.
Monitoring and control equipment	.	.	.
Industry - total
Total	215 978	20 165	3 260 076
For wastewater	27 946	1 883	544 770
End-of-pipe technology	26 532	1 862	453 973
of which:
Industrial wastewater treatment plants	12 885	846	247 933
Urban wastewater treatment plants	351	49	..
Sewerage	913	96	60 606
Integrated technology	1 414	..	90 797
For circulating water supply	2 276	121	130 308
For air	86 885	..	1 370 502
End-of-pipe technology	69 154	..	1 121 464
Integrated technology	17 731	184	249 038
Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water	2 457	..	25 099
End-of-pipe technology	588	..	18 484
Integrated technology	..	.	6 615
Protection of biodiversity, protected areas, protected zones and objects	..	.	371
End-of-pipe technology	..	.	228
Integrated technology	..	.	..
For hunting and fishing projects	..	.	46
For waste	91 984	11 307	1 104 023
End-of-pipe technology	80 876	11 307	1 056 474
Integrated technology	11 108	.	47 549
For noise	133	..	1 479
End-of-pipe technology	..	..	661
Integrated technology	..	.	818
Monitoring and control equipment	4 246	..	83 478
Mining and quarrying
Total	22 965	1 316	187 367
For wastewater	..	614	..
End-of-pipe technology	..	614	..
of which:
Industrial wastewater treatment plants	..	579	57 834
Urban wastewater treatment plants	.	.	..
Sewerage	..	.	1 734
Integrated technology	.	.	..
For circulating water supply	.	..	..
For air	..	..	17 374
End-of-pipe technology	.	..	16 051
Integrated technology	.	.	..
Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water	..	.	805
End-of-pipe technology	..	.	637
Integrated technology	..	.	..
Protection of biodiversity, protected areas, protected zones and objects	..	.	.
End-of-pipe technology	..	.	.
Integrated technology	.	.	.
For hunting and fishing projects	..	.	.
For waste	..	..	34 272
End-of-pipe technology	..	..	33 943
Integrated technology	.	.	..
For noise	.	.	..
End-of-pipe technology	.	.	..
Integrated technology	.	.	.
Monitoring and control equipment	.	.	1 503
Manufacturing
Total	88 317	8 507	1 171 967
For wastewater	13 545	565	240 485
End-of-pipe technology	12 658	545	193 942
of which:
Industrial wastewater treatment plants	11 993	237	162 039
Urban wastewater treatment plants	.	..	533
Sewerage	289	..	6 540
Integrated technology	.	..	46 543
For circulating water supply	1 419	..	67 676
For air	50 493	..	663 931
End-of-pipe technology	35 881	..	487 047
Integrated technology	14 612	184	176 884
Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water	..	..	15 966
End-of-pipe technology	40	..	10 372
Integrated technology	..	.	5 594
Protection of biodiversity, protected areas, protected zones and objects	.	.	..
End-of-pipe technology	.	.	..
Integrated technology	.	.	.
For hunting and fishing projects	.	.	..
For waste	20 636	2 410	172 095
End-of-pipe technology	9 783	2 410	134 275
Integrated technology	10 853	.	37 820
For noise	133	..	1 413
End-of-pipe technology	..	..	595
Integrated technology	..	.	818
Monitoring and control equipment	497	..	10 357
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, and water supply
Total	69 954	.	1 235 124
For wastewater	1 377	74	147 674
End-of-pipe technology	850	74	103 898
of which:
Industrial wastewater treatment plants	..	.	7 926
Urban wastewater treatment plants	325	42	35 854
Sewerage	154	..	50 153
Integrated technology	..	.	43 776
For circulating water supply	..	..	49 232
For air	35 160	.	680 450
End-of-pipe technology	32 105	.	610 670
Integrated technology	..	.	69 780
Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water	853	.	8 037
End-of-pipe technology	..	.	7 185
Integrated technology	..	.	852
Protection of biodiversity, protected areas, protected zones and objects	..	.	357
End-of-pipe technology	..	.	214
Integrated technology	..	.	..
For hunting and fishing projects	..	.	..
For waste	28 813	.	280 506
End-of-pipe technology	28 813	.	278 432
Integrated technology	.	.	..
For noise	.	.	..
End-of-pipe technology	.	.	..
Integrated technology	.	.	.
Monitoring and control equipment	..	..	..
Specialised produsers of EP servises
Total	34 577	8 855	655 100
For wastewater	698	..	28 558
End-of-pipe technology	698	..	28 369
of which:
Industrial wastewater treatment plants	41	..	19 821
Urban wastewater treatment plants	..	.	1 396
Sewerage	..	..	..
Integrated technology	..	.	189
For circulating water supply	.	..	2 947
For air	..	.	..
End-of-pipe technology	..	.	..
Integrated technology	.	.	.
Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water	.	.	..
End-of-pipe technology	.	.	..
Integrated technology	.	.	.
Protection of biodiversity, protected areas, protected zones and objects	.	.	.
End-of-pipe technology	.	.	.
Integrated technology	.	.	.
For hunting and fishing projects	..	.	.
For waste	33 097	8 298	617 066
End-of-pipe technology	32 842	8 298	609 756
Integrated technology	..	.	7 310
For noise	.	.	.
End-of-pipe technology	.	.	.
Integrated technology	.	.	.
Monitoring and control equipment	..	.	2 836
Construction
Total	165	196	10 522
For wastewater	152	..	5 059
End-of-pipe technology	152	..	5 059
of which:
Industrial wastewater treatment plants	.	..	312
Urban wastewater treatment plants	.	.	..
Sewerage	..	..	1 031
Integrated technology	.	.	.
For circulating water supply	.	.	..
For air	..	..	5 338
End-of-pipe technology	..	..	4 281
Integrated technology	.	.	..
Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water	.	.	..
End-of-pipe technology	.	.	..
Integrated technology	.	.	..
Protection of biodiversity, protected areas, protected zones and objects	.	.	.
End-of-pipe technology	.	.	.
Integrated technology	.	.	.
For hunting and fishing projects	.	.	.
For waste	.	..	68
End-of-pipe technology	.	..	68
Integrated technology	.	.	.
For noise	.	.	.
End-of-pipe technology	.	.	.
Integrated technology	.	.	.
Monitoring and control equipment	.	.	.
Others activities - total
Total	206 334	17 162	2 589 192
For wastewater	48 084	..	1 482 076
End-of-pipe technology	48 072	..	1 479 695
of which:
Industrial wastewater treatment plants	272	8	31 637
Urban wastewater treatment plants	29 494	..	761 890
Sewerage	16 780	..	647 740
Integrated technology	..	.	2 381
For circulating water supply	66	.	4 794
For air	..	398	198 878
End-of-pipe technology	..	355	169 072
Integrated technology	2 131	..	29 806
Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water	958	..	50 451
End-of-pipe technology	958	.	47 105
Integrated technology	.	..	3 346
Protection of biodiversity, protected areas, protected zones and objects	546	145	30 222
End-of-pipe technology	..	..	26 928
Integrated technology	306	..	3 294
For hunting and fishing projects	.	..	354
For waste	71 604	12 318	766 322
End-of-pipe technology	71 249	12 311	763 027
Integrated technology	355	..	3 295
For noise	..	.	14 826
End-of-pipe technology	..	.	14 516
Integrated technology	.	.	..
Monitoring and control equipment	3 513	11	41 269
Public administration
Total	130 230	16 110	2 329 750
For wastewater	47 031	..	1 460 985
End-of-pipe technology	47 019	..	1 458 908
of which:
Industrial wastewater treatment plants	.	.	..
Urban wastewater treatment plants	29 417	..	760 151
Sewerage	16 700	..	643 735
Integrated technology	..	.	2 077
For circulating water supply	52	.	3 181
For air	6 053	.	30 736
End-of-pipe technology	2 642	.	9 487
Integrated technology	..	.	21 249
Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water	279	.	36 767
End-of-pipe technology	..	.	35 901
Integrated technology	..	.	866
Protection of biodiversity, protected areas, protected zones and objects	1 218	..	20 330
End-of-pipe technology	..	..	19 823
Integrated technology	..	..	507
For hunting and fishing projects	.	..	..
For waste	69 363	..	732 608
End-of-pipe technology	69 083	..	731 252
Integrated technology	..	.	1 356
For noise	..	.	..
End-of-pipe technology	..	.	..
Integrated technology	.	.	.
Monitoring and control equipment	3 168	11	39 769
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".." - confidential data.

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Data - BGN

Table

AVAILABILITY AND MOVEMENT OF THE TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS WITH ECOLOGICAL USE BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY GROUPINGS

(Thousand BGN)
	2023
Use	Аcquired	Out of use	Availability as of 31.12
Total for the country	828 521	73 605	11 483 538
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Total	2 550	599	43 355
For wastewater	58	.	10 192
End-of-pipe technology	58	.	10 119
of which: Industrial wastewater treatment plants	23	.	9 034
urban wastewater treatment plants	..	.	..
Sewerage	.	.	710
Integrated technology	.	.	..
For circulating water supply	.	.	149
For air	.	.	4 233
End-of-pipe technology	..	.	3 460
Integrated technology	.	.	773
Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water	..	.	2 789
End-of-pipe technology	..	.	2 789
Integrated technology	.	.	.
Protection of biodiversity, protected areas, protected zones and objects	..	.	306
End-of-pipe technology	.	.	..
Integrated technology	.	.	..
For hunting and fishing projects	139	..	3 785
For waste	.	.	21 901
End-of-pipe technology	.	.	21 884
Integrated technology	.	.	..
For noise	.	.	.
End-of-pipe technology	.	.	.
Integrated technology	.	.	.
Monitoring and control equipment	.	.	.
Industry - total
Total	422 416	39 440	6 376 163
For wastewater	54 659	3 682	1 065 478
End-of-pipe technology	51 893	3 641	887 894
of which:
Industrial wastewater treatment plants	25 200	1 655	484 914
Urban wastewater treatment plants	687	95	..
Sewerage	1 786	188	118 535
Integrated technology	2 766	..	177 584
For circulating water supply	4 452	237	254 861
For air	169 932	..	2 680 479
End-of-pipe technology	135 254	..	2 193 393
Integrated technology	34 678	360	487 076
Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water	4 805	..	49 088
End-of-pipe technology	1 150	..	36 151
Integrated technology	..	.	12 937
Protection of biodiversity, protected areas, protected zones and objects	..	.	725
End-of-pipe technology	..	.	446
Integrated technology	.	.	..
For hunting and fishing projects	..	.	90
For waste	179 905	22 114	2 159 282
End-of-pipe technology	158 179	22 114	2 066 284
Integrated technology	21 726	.	92 998
For noise	261	..	2 892
End-of-pipe technology	..	..	1 293
Integrated technology	..	.	1 599
Monitoring and control equipment	8 305	..	163 268
Mining and quarrying
Total	44 916	2 574	366 458
For wastewater	..	1 200	..
End-of-pipe technology	..	1 200	..
of which:
Industrial wastewater treatment plants	..	1 133	113 114
Urban wastewater treatment plants	.	.	..
Sewerage	..	.	3 391
Integrated technology	.	.	..
For circulating water supply	.	..	..
For air	..	..	33 980
End-of-pipe technology	.	..	31 394
Integrated technology	.	.	..
Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water	..	.	1 575
End-of-pipe technology	..	.	1 245
Integrated technology	..	.	..
Protection of biodiversity, protected areas, protected zones and objects	..	.	.
End-of-pipe technology	..	.	.
Integrated technology	.	.	.
For hunting and fishing projects	..	.	.
For waste	..	..	67 030
End-of-pipe technology	..	..	66 386
Integrated technology	.	.	..
For noise	.	.	..
End-of-pipe technology	.	.	..
Integrated technology	.	.	.
Monitoring and control equipment	.	.	2 939
Manufacturing
Total	172 733	16 638	2 292 169
For wastewater	26 492	1 106	470 348
End-of-pipe technology	24 757	1 065	379 317
of which:
Industrial wastewater treatment plants	23 457	463	316 920
Urban wastewater treatment plants	.	..	1 043
Sewerage	566	..	12 792
Integrated technology	.	..	91 031
For circulating water supply	2 776	..	132 363
For air	98 755	..	1 298 538
End-of-pipe technology	70 177	..	952 582
Integrated technology	28 578	360	345 956
Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water	..	..	31 226
End-of-pipe technology	78	..	20 286
Integrated technology	..	.	10 940
Protection of biodiversity, protected areas, protected zones and objects	.	.	..
End-of-pipe technology	.	.	..
Integrated technology	.	.	.
For hunting and fishing projects	.	.	..
For waste	40 360	4 713	336 589
End-of-pipe technology	19 133	4 713	262 620
Integrated technology	21 227	.	73 969
For noise	261	..	2 762
End-of-pipe technology	..	..	1 163
Integrated technology	..	.	1 599
Monitoring and control equipment	972	..	20 257
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, and water supply
Total	136 819		2 415 692
For wastewater	2 693	144	288 825
End-of-pipe technology	1 662	144	203 206
of which:
Industrial wastewater treatment plants	..	.	15 502
Urban wastewater treatment plants	635	83	70 125
Sewerage	302	..	98 091
Integrated technology	..	.	85 619
For circulating water supply	..	..	96 289
For air	68 767	.	1 330 844
End-of-pipe technology	62 792	.	1 194 367
Integrated technology	..	.	136 477
Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water	1 669	.	15 719
End-of-pipe technology	..	.	14 053
Integrated technology	..	.	1 666
Protection of biodiversity, protected areas, protected zones and objects	..	.	699
End-of-pipe technology	..	.	418
Integrated technology	.	.	..
For hunting and fishing projects	..	.	..
For waste	56 353	.	548 623
End-of-pipe technology	56 353	.	544 565
Integrated technology	.	.	..
For noise	.	.	..
End-of-pipe technology	.	.	..
Integrated technology	.	.	.
Monitoring and control equipment	..	..	..
Specialised produsers of EP servises
Total	67 626	17 319	1 281 264
For wastewater	1 366	..	55 854
End-of-pipe technology	1 366	..	55 485
of which:
Industrial wastewater treatment plants	80	..	38 767
Urban wastewater treatment plants	..	.	2 731
Sewerage	..	..	..
Integrated technology	..	.	369
For circulating water supply	.	..	5 764
For air	..	.	..
End-of-pipe technology	..	.	..
Integrated technology	.	.	.
Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water	.	.	..
End-of-pipe technology	.	.	..
Integrated technology	.	.	.
Protection of biodiversity, protected areas, protected zones and objects	.	.	.
End-of-pipe technology	.	.	.
Integrated technology	.	.	.
For hunting and fishing projects	..	.	.
For waste	64 733	16 229	1 206 877
End-of-pipe technology	64 234	16 229	1 192 580
Integrated technology	..	.	14 297
For noise	.	.	.
End-of-pipe technology	.	.	.
Integrated technology	.	.	.
Monitoring and control equipment	..	.	5 547
Construction
Total	322	384	20 580
For wastewater	298	..	9 894
End-of-pipe technology	298	..	9 894
of which:
Industrial wastewater treatment plants	.	..	611
Urban wastewater treatment plants	.	.	..
Sewerage	..	..	2 017
Integrated technology	.	.	.
For circulating water supply	.	.	..
For air	..	..	10 440
End-of-pipe technology	..	..	8 373
Integrated technology	.	.	..
Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water	.	.	..
End-of-pipe technology	.	.	..
Integrated technology	.	.	..
Protection of biodiversity, protected areas, protected zones and objects	.	.	.
End-of-pipe technology	.	.	.
Integrated technology	.	.	.
For hunting and fishing projects	.	.	.
For waste	.	..	133
End-of-pipe technology	.	..	133
Integrated technology	.	.	.
For noise	.	.	.
End-of-pipe technology	.	.	.
Integrated technology	.	.	.
Monitoring and control equipment	.	.	.
Others activities - total
Total	403 555	33 566	5 064 020
For wastewater	94 044	..	2 898 687
End-of-pipe technology	94 020	..	2 894 031
of which:
Industrial wastewater treatment plants	532	16	61 876
Urban wastewater treatment plants	57 685	..	1 490 128
Sewerage	32 819	..	1 266 869
Integrated technology	..	.	4 656
For circulating water supply	130	.	9 376
For air	..	778	388 972
End-of-pipe technology	..	694	330 676
Integrated technology	4 167	..	58 296
Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water	1 874	..	98 675
End-of-pipe technology	1 874	.	92 130
Integrated technology	.	..	6 545
Protection of biodiversity, protected areas, protected zones and objects	1 067	283	59 108
End-of-pipe technology	..	..	52 666
Integrated technology	598	..	6 442
For hunting and fishing projects	.	..	692
For waste	140 044	24 092	1 498 796
End-of-pipe technology	139 350	24 079	1 492 351
Integrated technology	694	..	6 445
For noise	..	.	28 998
End-of-pipe technology	..	.	28 391
Integrated technology	.	.	..
Monitoring and control equipment	6 871	21	80 716
Public administration
Total	254 844	31 509	4 556 595
For wastewater	91 985	..	2 857 438
End-of-pipe technology	91 961	..	2 853 376
of which:
Industrial wastewater treatment plants	.	.	..
Urban wastewater treatment plants	57 535	..	1 486 726
Sewerage	32 663	..	1 259 037
Integrated technology	..	.	4 062
For circulating water supply	102	.	6 221
For air	11 839	.	60 115
End-of-pipe technology	5 168	.	18 555
Integrated technology	..	.	41 560
Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water	546	.	71 909
End-of-pipe technology	..	.	70 216
Integrated technology	..	.	1 693
Protection of biodiversity, protected areas, protected zones and objects	2 383	..	39 762
End-of-pipe technology	..	..	38 770
Integrated technology	..	..	992
For hunting and fishing projects	.	..	..
For waste	135 663	..	1 432 857
End-of-pipe technology	135 114	..	1 430 204
Integrated technology	..	.	2 653
For noise	..	.	..
End-of-pipe technology	..	.	..
Integrated technology	.	.	.
Monitoring and control equipment	6 197	21	77 781
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".." - confidential data.

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Ecology_8.2_EUR_en.xlsx

Ecology_8.2_BGN_en.xlsx

Metadata

Methodology

Tangible fixed assets with ecological use

Contact

Contact organisation

National statistical institute

Contact organisation unit

"Environmental and Energy Account" Department

Contact name

Silvia Pavlova

Contact person function

Chief expert

Contact mail address

2 Panayot Volov St., 1038 Sofia

Contact email address

[email protected]

Contact phone number

+359 2 9857 504

Contact fax number

Metadata update

Metadata last certified

17 February 2025

Metadata last posted

17 February 2025

Metadata last update

17 February 2025

Statistical presentation

Data description

Data on long-term tangible assets with environmental purpose (TFAEU) include the value of acquired, retired during the year and available at the end of the year TFAEU in total for the country and by economic activities for the areas: wastewater, air, waste, soil, biodiversity, noise, monitoring and control. Data by statistical zones, regions and districts include the value of available at the end of the year TFAEU. TFAEU acquired during the year were acquired by the enterprise through construction and purchase. The data are the result of a statistical survey "Long-term tangible assets with environmental purpose", conducted by the NSI. Data on long-term tangible assets with environmental purpose (TFAEU) include the value of acquired, retired during the year and available at the end of the year TFAEU in total for the country and by economic activities for the areas: water, air, waste, soil, biodiversity, noise, monitoring and control. Data by statistical zones, regions and districts include the value of available at the end of the year TFAEU. TFAEU acquired during the year were acquired by the enterprise through construction and purchase. The data are the result of a statistical survey "Long-term tangible assets with environmental purpose", conducted by the NSI.

Classification system

- Classification of Economic Activities (NACE Rev.2)

- Classification of Territorial Units for Statistical Purposes in Bulgaria

- Classification of Environmental Areas (common classification adopted by the United Nations (UN) and Eurostat) with CEPA 2000 version;

Sector coverage

The statistical survey covers enterprises, local units and units by type of activity that have facilities, installations and equipment that are part of TFAEU, or have TFAEU introduced/acquired during the year..

Statistical concepts and definitions

Environmentally friendly fixed assets are those assets in which a company has invested in the long term in order to support its activities.

Environmentally friendly fixed assets (TFAEU) are part of the long-term tangible assets of these enterprises. The provisions of the Accounting Act and the requirements of accounting standards apply to their accounting.

Specialized environmental facilities - facilities that do not participate in the production process and serve only to reduce pollution resulting from production.

Integrated technologies - elements of the production process/technologies, as a result of which less environmental pollution is achieved compared to other similar ones.

Statistical unit

The statistical unit is an enterprise, a local unit and a kind-of-activity unit.

Statistical population

The general population consists of active enterprises, local units and kind-of-activity units, which have available facilities, installations and equipment, included in the composition of TFAEU or have introduced/acquired TFAEU during the year.

Reference area

Total for the country, statistical regions and districts.

Time coverage

1997-2023

Base period

Not applicable.

Unit of measure

Thousand BGN

Reference period

Annual

Institutional mandate

Legal acts and other agreements

- Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on European business statistics, repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics

- Regulation (EC) No. 691/2011 on the European environmental economic accounts;

- National accounting standards.

- Statistics Act

• National Statistical Programmer;

• Accounting and tax legislation.

Data sharing

The data are provided annually to support the "Environmental protection and restoration expenditure" survey.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality - policy

Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics provides for the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and access to such confidential data, with due regard to technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society.

The Statistics Act (Art. 25, para. 1) stipulates that individual data received and collected in statistical surveys are statistical secrets and may be used only for statistical purposes

Confidentiality - data treatment

According to Art. 25 of the Statistics Act, individual data shall not be disclosed or provided. The provision of individual data is possible only according to Art. 26 of the Statistics Act

Release policy

Release calendar

The date of release of statistical information is indicated in the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the National Statistical Institute

Release calendar access

The calendar is available on the NSI website here.

User access

Data on DMAEP are published on the NSI website in the "Environment" section in accordance with the Statistics Act and the European Statistical Code of Practice, respecting professional independence and aiming at objectivity and transparency, whereby all users are on an equal footing.

Frequency of dissemination

Annual

Accessibility and clarity

News release

Regular press release on the NSI website

Publications

- Statistical Yearbook;

- Statistical Reference Book;

- Electronic Publication "Environment";

On-line database

Data on long-term tangible assets with environmental purposes are available on the NSI website at:

- Environment" Rubric;

- Infostat system

Micro-data access

Individual anonymized data may be provided for scientific and research purposes, in accordance with the Regulations for the Provision of Anonymized Individual Data for Scientific and Research Purposes of the NSI.

Other

Information service on request, according to the Regulation for the Dissemination of Statistical Products and Services of the NSI.

Documentation on methodology

- Environmental Protection Expenditure Accounts Guide 2017

- Internal Methodology "Environmental Statistics and Accounts"

Quality documentation

- European Statistics Code of Practice

- Integrated management system in the NSI

- General model of the statistical production process in the NSI

- Manual for internal audits of the quality of statistical processes and products at the National Statistical Institute

- Internal methodology "Environmental Statistics and Accounts

A quality report is published annually with the publication of statistical data

Quality management

Quality assurance

The quality of the data is ensured by applying the principles of the European Statistics Code of Practice and the Common Framework for Quality Management in the National Statistical System, including through the application of the internal methodology "Statistics and Environmental Accounts, developed by the NSI.

The quality assurance activities guarantee compliance with the requirements of the Statistics Act in terms of quality criteria: adequacy, accuracy, timeliness, punctuality, accessibility and clarity, comparability and logical coherence. They also ensure the application of the principles of the European Statistics Code of Practice: sound methodology; appropriate statistical procedures; moderate burden on respondents; cost-effectiveness; applicability; accuracy; timeliness and accuracy of presentation; comparability and coherence; accessibility and clarity

Quality assessment

The quality assessment is carried out at each stage of the statistical production process, in accordance with the Common Framework for Quality Management in the NSS and the principles of the European Statistics Code of Practice. It includes statistical processes and statistical information. The requirements of the current methodological documents are applied for quality assessment, including the instructions in the internal methodology Statistics and Environmental Accounts, developed by the NSI.

To assess the quality of the data, their consistency with the data from the report on non-current (long-term) assets for enterprises, which is part of the annual reporting on the activities of enterprises, is checked.

In order to ensure the quality of the data, work is also being done to continuously improve the online-based information system for collecting primary data, providing the opportunity for arithmetic and logical control of the input data, and additional analyses and checks are being carried out.

Relevance

User needs

Data on long-term tangible assets with environmental purpose assess the financial commitment of an economy to environmental protection, and the profitability of environmental control mechanisms.

The main users of statistical information from the survey are enterprises, state and municipal structures, non-governmental organizations and others..

User satisfaction

The NSI conducts a regular statistical survey „User satisfaction with the Statistical Information Products and Services Provided“, which covers all statistical areas. It aims to assess the satisfaction with the statistical information provided by the NSI and to define recommendations for the future development of the statistical system in accordance with users needs.

Completeness

The data meets the requirements of the applicable legislation in terms of scope and observable indicators.

Accuracy and reliability

Overall accuracy

Data accuracy, as one of the criteria for the quality of statistical information, according to the Statistics Act, is guaranteed through quality assurance activities within the statistical production process

Sampling error

Not applicable.

Non-sampling error

Not applicable.

Timeliness and punctuality

Timeliness

The data are published 14 months after the reference year.

Punctuality

The data are published according to the deadlines in the Calendar for the dissemination of the results of the statistical surveys of the NSI.

Coherence and comparability

Comparability - geographical

The data are compiled at national and regional level and serve to support reporting on the “Environmental Protection and Restoration”.

Comparability - over time

Data are comparability over time. Time series are available since 1997 (since 2009 in INFOSTAT).

When the methodology changes, the data in the time series are revised.

Coherence - cross domain

Data are coherence with:

- The survey "Environmental protection and restoration expenditure"

- The survey "Environmental goods and services"-

- The survey „Air emissions“

- The survey „Water use“.

A classification is applied, according to the Classification of Economic Activities, which allows joint analysis with national accounts data

Coherence - internal

The data have a high degree of internal consistency. The quality assessment procedure checks the consistency of the primary statistical data by type of facility, type of environmental protection activity (CEPA 2000), of the aggregated and detailed data, of the data in the reporting format on the NSI website.

Cost and burden

The costs (budget) for statistical surveys are disclosed in the National Statistical Program, published on the NSI website.

Reducing the burden on respondents is a priority in conducting statistical surveys. In this regard, actions are being taken to alleviate the burden, for example: collecting and checking primary data through the online-based information system "Environmental Statistics", containing strict arithmetic and logical controls; improving the instructions for filling in survey forms; providing methodological and technical assistance; continuously exploring the possibilities for using information from administrative and other sources; conducting annual training for respondents and NSI experts, etc.

The time needed to fill in the statistical forms is used as the main measure of the burden on respondents. For this purpose, a section is included in each form that respondents must fill in, regarding the time needed to fill in the form (including the time for data preparation). Based on this information and given the specifics of the study, the workload of the respondents can be determined as relatively high. The overall workload of the responsible experts is determined as high, especially in cases of revisions of data from previous reporting periods

Data revision

Data revision - policy

In accordance with the principles of the European Statistics Code of Practice and the requirements of the internal rules/integrated management system, statistical processes are regularly monitored and are revised as necessary. Revisions are carried out according to standard, established and transparent procedures and are regularly analysed with the aim of improving data sources, statistical processes and products.

Data revision - practice

The data are revised when there is a change in the legal requirements, the applied methodology or when there is a need.

Statistical processing

Source data

- Specialized statistical survey "Tangible fixed assets with ecological use";

Information from other statistical surveys (business statistics, environmental statistics) is also used to define the general population and verify the data

Frequency of data collection

Annual

Data collection

From respondents, according to their activity, data are collected on:

- Availability and movement of TFA and TFAEU:

- TFAEU introduced (acquired) during the year by sites (installations) according to their location of activity.

Data are collected by location of the TFAEU for the needs of their presentation on a territorial basis.

Data validation

Data validation is part of statistical information quality assurance activities. Primary data are validated in terms of completeness, correct classification, measurement units, comparability with previous years, comparability with data from other statistical areas and/or administrative sources, logical control, etc. Statistical data are validated in terms of their comparability, accuracy, reliability, etc., in accordance with the quality criteria, according to the Statistics Act

Data compilation

Data processing is carried out with strict application of survey methodology and data verification methods.

Data processing includes the actions by which, based on the primary data, put into an appropriate form, statistical data are calculated, using specialized software products for this purpose.

Adjustment

Not applicable.

Comment

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Quality reports

ESS Standard for Quality Reports Structure (ESQRS)

Tangible fixed assets with ecological use

Contact

Contact organisation

National statistical institute

Contact organisation unit

"Environmental and Energy Account" Department

Contact name

Silvia Pavlova

Contact person function

Chief expert

Contact mail address

2 Panayot Volov St., 1038 Sofia

Contact email address

[email protected]

Contact phone number

+359 2 9857 504

Contact fax number

Statistical presentation

Data description

Data on long-term tangible assets with environmental purpose (TFAEU) include the value of acquired, retired during the year and available at the end of the year TFAEU in total for the country and by economic activities for the areas: wastewater, air, waste, soil, biodiversity, noise, monitoring and control. Data by statistical zones, regions and districts include the value of available at the end of the year TFAEU. TFAEU acquired during the year were acquired by the enterprise through construction and purchase. The data are the result of a statistical survey "Long-term tangible assets with environmental purpose", conducted by the NSI. Data on long-term tangible assets with environmental purpose (TFAEU) include the value of acquired, retired during the year and available at the end of the year TFAEU in total for the country and by economic activities for the areas: water, air, waste, soil, biodiversity, noise, monitoring and control. Data by statistical zones, regions and districts include the value of available at the end of the year TFAEU. TFAEU acquired during the year were acquired by the enterprise through construction and purchase. The data are the result of a statistical survey "Long-term tangible assets with environmental purpose", conducted by the NSI.

Classification system

- Classification of Economic Activities (NACE Rev.2)

- Classification of Territorial Units for Statistical Purposes in Bulgaria

- Classification of Environmental Areas (common classification adopted by the United Nations (UN) and Eurostat) with CEPA 2000 version;

Sector coverage

The statistical survey covers enterprises, local units and units by type of activity that have facilities, installations and equipment that are part of TFAEU, or have TFAEU introduced/acquired during the year..

Statistical concepts and definitions

Environmentally friendly fixed assets are those assets in which a company has invested in the long term in order to support its activities.

Environmentally friendly fixed assets (TFAEU) are part of the long-term tangible assets of these enterprises. The provisions of the Accounting Act and the requirements of accounting standards apply to their accounting.

Specialized environmental facilities - facilities that do not participate in the production process and serve only to reduce pollution resulting from production.

Integrated technologies - elements of the production process/technologies, as a result of which less environmental pollution is achieved compared to other similar ones.

Statistical unit

The statistical unit is an enterprise, a local unit and a kind-of-activity unit.

Statistical population

The general population consists of active enterprises, local units and kind-of-activity units, which have available facilities, installations and equipment, included in the composition of TFAEU or have introduced/acquired TFAEU during the year.

Reference area

Total for the country, statistical regions and districts.

Time coverage

1997-2023

Base period

Not applicable.

Statistical processing

Source data

- Specialized statistical survey "Tangible fixed assets with ecological use";

Information from other statistical surveys (business statistics, environmental statistics) is also used to define the general population and verify the data

Frequency of data collection

Annual

Data collection

From respondents, according to their activity, data are collected on:

- Availability and movement of TFA and TFAEU:

- TFAEU introduced (acquired) during the year by sites (installations) according to their location of activity.

Data are collected by location of the TFAEU for the needs of their presentation on a territorial basis.

Data validation

Data validation is part of statistical information quality assurance activities. Primary data are validated in terms of completeness, correct classification, measurement units, comparability with previous years, comparability with data from other statistical areas and/or administrative sources, logical control, etc. Statistical data are validated in terms of their comparability, accuracy, reliability, etc., in accordance with the quality criteria, according to the Statistics Act

Data compilation

Data processing is carried out with strict application of survey methodology and data verification methods.

Data processing includes the actions by which, based on the primary data, put into an appropriate form, statistical data are calculated, using specialized software products for this purpose.

Adjustment

Not applicable.

Quality management

Quality assurance

The quality of the data is ensured by applying the principles of the European Statistics Code of Practice and the Common Framework for Quality Management in the National Statistical System, including through the application of the internal methodology "Statistics and Environmental Accounts, developed by the NSI.

The quality assurance activities guarantee compliance with the requirements of the Statistics Act in terms of quality criteria: adequacy, accuracy, timeliness, punctuality, accessibility and clarity, comparability and logical coherence. They also ensure the application of the principles of the European Statistics Code of Practice: sound methodology; appropriate statistical procedures; moderate burden on respondents; cost-effectiveness; applicability; accuracy; timeliness and accuracy of presentation; comparability and coherence; accessibility and clarity

Quality assessment

The quality assessment is carried out at each stage of the statistical production process, in accordance with the Common Framework for Quality Management in the NSS and the principles of the European Statistics Code of Practice. It includes statistical processes and statistical information. The requirements of the current methodological documents are applied for quality assessment, including the instructions in the internal methodology Statistics and Environmental Accounts, developed by the NSI.

To assess the quality of the data, their consistency with the data from the report on non-current (long-term) assets for enterprises, which is part of the annual reporting on the activities of enterprises, is checked.

In order to ensure the quality of the data, work is also being done to continuously improve the online-based information system for collecting primary data, providing the opportunity for arithmetic and logical control of the input data, and additional analyses and checks are being carried out.

Relevance

User needs

Data on long-term tangible assets with environmental purpose assess the financial commitment of an economy to environmental protection, and the profitability of environmental control mechanisms.

The main users of statistical information from the survey are enterprises, state and municipal structures, non-governmental organizations and others..

User satisfaction

The NSI conducts a regular statistical survey „User satisfaction with the Statistical Information Products and Services Provided“, which covers all statistical areas. It aims to assess the satisfaction with the statistical information provided by the NSI and to define recommendations for the future development of the statistical system in accordance with users needs.

Completeness

The data meets the requirements of the applicable legislation in terms of scope and observable indicators.

Data completeness - rate

Not calculated

Accuracy and reliability

Overall accuracy

Data accuracy, as one of the criteria for the quality of statistical information, according to the Statistics Act, is guaranteed through quality assurance activities within the statistical production process

Sampling error

Not applicable.

Sampling errors - indicators

Not applicable.

Non-sampling error

Not applicable.

Coverage error

Not applicable.

Over-coverage - rate

Not applicable.

Common units - proportion

Not applicable.

Measurement error

Not applicable.

Non response error

Not applicable.

Unit non-response - rate

Not applicable.

Item non-response - rate

Not applicable.

Processing error

Not applicable.

Imputation - rate

Not applicable.

Model assumption error

Not applicable.

Seasonal adjustment

Not applicable.

Data revision - policy

In accordance with the principles of the European Statistics Code of Practice and the requirements of the internal rules/integrated management system, statistical processes are regularly monitored and are revised as necessary. Revisions are carried out according to standard, established and transparent procedures and are regularly analysed with the aim of improving data sources, statistical processes and products.

Data revision - practice

The data are revised when there is a change in the legal requirements, the applied methodology or when there is a need.

Data revision - average size

Not applicable.

Timeliness and punctuality

Timeliness

The data are published 14 months after the reference year.

Time lag - first results

Not applicable.

Time lag - final results

Not applicable.

Punctuality

The data are published according to the deadlines in the Calendar for the dissemination of the results of the statistical surveys of the NSI.

Punctuality - delivery and publication

The data are published according to the deadlines in the Calendar for the dissemination of the results of the NSI statistical studies

Coherence and comparability

Comparability - geographical

The data are compiled at national and regional level and serve to support reporting on the “Environmental Protection and Restoration”.

Asymmetry for mirror flows statistics - coefficient

Not applicable.

Comparability - over time

Data are comparability over time. Time series are available since 1997 (since 2009 in INFOSTAT).

When the methodology changes, the data in the time series are revised.

Length of comparable time series

2019-2023 г.

Coherence - cross domain

Data are coherence with:

- The survey "Environmental protection and restoration expenditure"

- The survey "Environmental goods and services"-

- The survey „Air emissions“

- The survey „Water use“.

A classification is applied, according to the Classification of Economic Activities, which allows joint analysis with national accounts data

Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics

Not applicable.

Coherence - National Accounts

Not applicable.

Coherence - internal

The data have a high degree of internal consistency. The quality assessment procedure checks the consistency of the primary statistical data by type of facility, type of environmental protection activity (CEPA 2000), of the aggregated and detailed data, of the data in the reporting format on the NSI website.

Accessibility and clarity

News release

Regular press release on the NSI website

Publications

- Statistical Yearbook;

- Statistical Reference Book;

- Electronic Publication "Environment";

On-line database

Data on long-term tangible assets with environmental purposes are available on the NSI website at:

- Environment" Rubric;

- Infostat system

Data tables - consultations

Not available

Micro-data access

Individual anonymized data may be provided for scientific and research purposes, in accordance with the Regulations for the Provision of Anonymized Individual Data for Scientific and Research Purposes of the NSI.

Other

Information service on request, according to the Regulation for the Dissemination of Statistical Products and Services of the NSI.

Metadata - consultations

Documentation on methodology

- Environmental Protection Expenditure Accounts Guide 2017

- Internal Methodology "Environmental Statistics and Accounts"

Metadata completeness – rate

Not calculated

Quality documentation

- European Statistics Code of Practice

- Integrated management system in the NSI

- General model of the statistical production process in the NSI

- Manual for internal audits of the quality of statistical processes and products at the National Statistical Institute

- Internal methodology "Environmental Statistics and Accounts

A quality report is published annually with the publication of statistical data

Cost and burden

The costs (budget) for statistical surveys are disclosed in the National Statistical Program, published on the NSI website.

Reducing the burden on respondents is a priority in conducting statistical surveys. In this regard, actions are being taken to alleviate the burden, for example: collecting and checking primary data through the online-based information system "Environmental Statistics", containing strict arithmetic and logical controls; improving the instructions for filling in survey forms; providing methodological and technical assistance; continuously exploring the possibilities for using information from administrative and other sources; conducting annual training for respondents and NSI experts, etc.

The time needed to fill in the statistical forms is used as the main measure of the burden on respondents. For this purpose, a section is included in each form that respondents must fill in, regarding the time needed to fill in the form (including the time for data preparation). Based on this information and given the specifics of the study, the workload of the respondents can be determined as relatively high. The overall workload of the responsible experts is determined as high, especially in cases of revisions of data from previous reporting periods

Confidentiality

Confidentiality - policy

Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics provides for the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and access to such confidential data, with due regard to technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society.

The Statistics Act (Art. 25, para. 1) stipulates that individual data received and collected in statistical surveys are statistical secrets and may be used only for statistical purposes

Confidentiality – data treatment

According to Art. 25 of the Statistics Act, individual data shall not be disclosed or provided. The provision of individual data is possible only according to Art. 26 of the Statistics Act

Comment

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Press releases

Date	Name	File
22.12.2025	Expenditure on protection and restoration of the environment - 2023	92.81 kb
30.06.2025	Waste from economic activity - 2023	356.73 kb
22.04.2025	Air emissions - 2023	139.76 kb
17.02.2025	Environmental Statistics - 2023	654 kb
20.12.2024	Expenditures for protecting and restoring the environment (Annual data for 2022)
15.02.2024	Environmental Statistics - Annual data for 2022	830.3 kb

More pressreleases from Environment and Energy

Upcoming press releases and data (10)

Date	Name
17.02.2026	Environmental Statistics - 2024
22.04.2026	Air emissions - 2024
30.04.2026	Environmental taxes - 2024
30.06.2026	Waste from economic activity - 2024
30.11.2026	Environmental goods and services - 2024
18.12.2026	Air emission accounts - 2024
18.12.2026	Physical energy flow accounts - 2024
22.12.2026	Expenditure on protection and restoration of the environment - 2024
22.12.2026	Registered noise levels - 2025
22.12.2026	Protected natural scenery and zones of National Ecological Network - 2025

Publications

Date	Name	File
28.08.2025	Brochure ‘Bulgaria 2025’	8205.55 kb
22.08.2025	Environment 2023	3102.82 kb
18.08.2025	Statistical Reference Book 2025	16064.1 kb
13.08.2025	Statistical Reference Book 2025	8923.4 kb
16.07.2025	Statistical Yearbook 2024	16539.09 kb
22.08.2024	Environment 2022	12240.18 kb