site.btaFewer Bulgarians Complained of Environmental Issues than Most Other EU Citizens in 2023

In 2023, 10.4% of Bulgarians said that pollution or environmental issues affected their household, according to data published by Eurostat on Monday. This is below the EU average of 12.2%, which has declined from 15.1% in 2019.

Among EU member states, Malta had the highest share of people reporting such issues (34.7%), followed by Greece (20.5%) and Germany (16.8%). By contrast, Croatia had the lowest share (4.2%), ahead of Sweden (5.0%) and Slovakia (5.8%).

At EU level, exposure to pollution, grime or other environmental problems increased with the degree of urbanization. While 6.8% of people living in rural areas were affected, this share was 10.5% in town and suburbs and 17.2% in cities. 

The data presented in this article comes from "Labour market and housing conditions" module, collected every 3 years as part of EU statistics on income and living conditions.