Bulgaria's forest cover rose from 30.1 % in 1990 to 36.2 % in 2023.
Bulgaria · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Bulgaria's forest area rose from 33,462 km in 1994 to 39,320 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
6th of 213 · 2nd in Europe & C. Asia
Bulgaria's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 45.2 % in 2013 to 44.3 % in 2025.
Bulgaria's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 55.7 % in 1994 to 46.1 % in 2023.
Bulgaria's arable land (% of land area) fell from 36.2 % in 1994 to 32.1 % in 2023.
Air
Bulgaria's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 30.2 in 1994 to 19.7 in 2023.
Water
Bulgaria's water stress fell from 34.2 % in 1993 to 25.9 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
78th of 181 · 23rd in Europe & C. Asia
Bulgaria's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita rose from 2,479 in 1993 to 3,248 in 2022.
Access
Bulgaria's safe drinking water rose from 89.6 % in 2000 to 96.2 % in 2024.
Bulgaria's safe sanitation rose from 54.9 % in 2000 to 75.7 % in 2024.