PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 99.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Bulgaria, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 99.9% for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Bulgaria peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 99.9%, in 2016.
That places Bulgaria 137th out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1995 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 8 |
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More urban development data for Bulgaria
- Population in the largest city 27.0% (2025)
- Population density 59.38 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 19.68 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.29 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual -0.0839 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 11.87 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.29 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 1.15 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Bulgaria?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Bulgaria was 99.9% in 2017, according to Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).
- What is the highest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.9% in 2016.
- How does Bulgaria rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Bulgaria ranks 137th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), published as part of PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percent of population exposed to ambient concentrations of PM2.5 that exceed the WHO guideline value is defined as the portion of a country’s population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 10 micrograms per cubic meter, the guideline value recommended by the World Health Organization as the lower end of the range of concentrations over which adverse health effects due to PM2.5 exposure have been observed.