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Bulgaria
RegionEastern Europe
GDP155.06[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita22383.81[$]
Population6.93[millions]
Land Area112055.66[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 41 51.90 4.60
Ecosystem Vitality 31 58.00 6.30
Biodiversity 46 75.10 9.40
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 1 100.00 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100.00 NA
Marine protected areas 40 55.80 29.50
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 64 41.90 22.20
Biodiversity Habitat Index 155 34.50 NA
Species Protection Index 16 86.90 0.10
Species Habitat Index 96 83.70 -10.10
Ecosystem Services 46 37.40 1.50
Tree cover loss 40 25.40 -1.10
Grassland loss 81 46.70 18.40
Wetland loss 1 100.00 NA
Fisheries 46 23.80 0.50
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index 12 40.20 NA
Fish caught by trawling 90 2.60 0.90
Acidification 1 100.00 13.90
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 NA
NOx growth rate 1 100.00 27.80
Agriculture 26 55.80 6.10
Pesticide 42 48.00 NA
N Mgmt Index 21 63.60 12.30
Water Resources 71 13.90 NA
Wastewater treatment 71 13.90 NA
Health 75 43.20 4.60
Air Quality 118 28.60 5.80
PM2.5 133 19.10 7.70
Household solid fuels 95 38.00 4.00
Ozone 77 48.60 7.50
NOx 124 19.40 1.90
SO2 158 15.40 8.20
CO 90 53.70 6.40
VOC 71 40.90 -2.30
Sanitation Drinking Water 37 68.40 3.30
Sanitation 30 84.00 4.70
Drinking water 47 58.00 2.30
Heavy Metals 100 45.20 6.10
Lead 100 45.20 6.10
Waste Management 43 58.80 0.40
Solid waste 42 84.00 NA
Recycling 36 29.80 1.80
Ocean Plastics 59 37.60 NA
Climate Policy 50 49.80 2.90
Climate Change 50 49.80 2.90
CO2 growth rate 25 60.00 12.90
CH4 growth rate 33 58.10 -16.20
F-gas growth rate 117 26.40 26.40
N2O growth rate 122 50.20 -18.90
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100.00 34.00
Proj. GHG Emissions 90 36.90 1.10
CO2 from land cover 89 43.50 -31.60
GHG intensity trend 40 63.20 -24.30
GHG per capita 131 32.80 -1.90

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Barbados 53.2
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Bulgaria 51.9
Dominica 51.2
United States of America 51.1
Namibia 50.9
Singapore 50.9
Poland 50.6
GDP per capita
Seychelles 55.6
Bulgaria 51.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Chile 46.7
Costa Rica 46.3
Mauritius 44.8
Argentina 41.1
Kazakhstan 40.9
Uruguay 37.4
Issue Performance
Slovakia 60
Hungary 55.1
North Macedonia 54.3
Bulgaria 51.9
Poland 50.6
Ukraine 49.6
Belarus 48.5
Mexico 45.5
Taiwan 45.3
Serbia 43.9
Government Effectiveness
Bulgaria 51.9
Armenia 48.3
Grenada 47.9
Albania 47.1
Montenegro 46.9
Micronesia 37.4
Maldives 37.4
Sri Lanka 34.7
Morocco 28.4
Turkey 26.3
Regulatory Quality
Italy 57.7
Greece 56.2
Hungary 55.1
North Macedonia 54.3
Barbados 53.2
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Bulgaria 51.9
Peru 39.8
Uruguay 37.4
Oman 30.7
Voice and Accountability
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Bulgaria 51.9
Brazil 43.6
Bhutan 42.5
Colombia 42.4
Dominican Republic 42.2
Tunisia 40.7
Peru 39.8
Guyana 38.5
Senegal 33.9
Rule of Law
North Macedonia 54.3
Bulgaria 51.9
Armenia 48.3
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Suriname 45.9
South Africa 37.2
Solomon Islands 35
Morocco 28.4
China 28.4
Viet Nam 20.1
Control of Corruption
Bulgaria 51.9
Tonga 43.8
Brazil 43.6
Maldives 37.4
Gambia 36.4
Timor-Leste 35.1
Sri Lanka 34.7
Morocco 28.4
Turkey 26.3
India 18.9
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
United Kingdom 77.7
Latvia 61.1
Italy 57.7
Spain 56.6
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Bulgaria 51.9
Belize 50
South Korea 46.9
Suriname 45.9
Maldives 37.4
Eastern Europe
Cyprus 58
Greece 56.2
Romania 56
Lithuania 55.9
Hungary 55.1
North Macedonia 54.3
Bulgaria 51.9
Poland 50.6
Albania 47.1
Montenegro 46.9
EU-27
Italy 57.7
Ireland 57.4
Spain 56.6
Greece 56.2
Romania 56
Lithuania 55.9
Hungary 55.1
Bulgaria 51.9
Poland 50.6
Portugal 50.4
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
BGR