How green is Burgas?

Burgas has 316 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 13% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 4.5 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 17.2 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Burgas ranks #651 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #6 of 7 in Bulgaria.

316
m² green per inhabitant
13%
vegetation cover
+4.5 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
17.2
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
19.8
PM10 estimate µg/m³
18.1
NO2 estimate µg/m³
520.2
Index · #651/828
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Satellite — Burgas Satellite Green cover — Burgas Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Burgas Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Burgas NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Burgas PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Burgas PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #651 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
648 Lyon France 518.0
649 Košice Slovakia 518.5
650 Schiedam Netherlands 519.2
651 Burgas Bulgaria 520.2
652 La Línea de la Concepción Spain 521.7
653 Villeurbanne France 523.8
654 Mysłowice Poland 524.5

Method and caveats

Heat is land surface temperature, not air temperature. Air quality values are model estimates. Green area is vegetation extent detected by satellite, not tree height.