PM2.5 air pollution in Bulgaria
The average concentration of fine particles (PM2.5) in Bulgaria was 12.6 micrograms per cubic metre in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2010.
Bulgaria, 2023
12.6
Change from 2022
−11.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
9.6 µg/m³
Position in 2023
120th of 212
PM2.5 air pollution in Bulgaria over time
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Bulgaria
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Micrograms per cubic metre. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 12.6 µg/m³ |
| 2022 | 14.1 µg/m³ |
| 2021 | 14.8 µg/m³ |
| 2020 | 14.5 µg/m³ |
| 2019 | 16.0 µg/m³ |
| 2018 | 18.0 µg/m³ |
| 2017 | 18.5 µg/m³ |
| 2016 | 17.8 µg/m³ |
| 2015 | 18.0 µg/m³ |
| 2014 | 18.9 µg/m³ |
| 2013 | 18.8 µg/m³ |
| 2012 | 20.6 µg/m³ |
| 2011 | 22.5 µg/m³ |
| 2010 | 21.7 µg/m³ |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −11.0% from 14.1 µg/m³ in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 18.8 µg/m³, the figure has changed by −33.2%.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2023, Bulgaria has the 120th highest value.