What is the highest bathing sites with excellent water quality recorded in Albania?

The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2019.

What is the lowest bathing sites with excellent water quality recorded in Albania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.

How does Albania rank for bathing sites with excellent water quality?

Albania ranks 27th out of 27 countries with data for 2025.

Where does this Albania data come from?

The figures come from European Environment Agency (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Bathing sites with excellent water quality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Albania

Name: Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Albania
Creator: European Environment Agency (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Albania: Bathing sites with excellent water quality was 33.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

33.3%

Change on year

up 100.0%

World rank

27th

of 27 countries

All-time high

50.0%

in 2019

All-time low

0.0%

in 2018

Years of data

2018–2025

Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Albania, 2018–2025

Source: European Environment Agency (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2025, bathing sites with excellent water quality in Albania stood at 33.3%.

The figure is up 100.0% on the previous year and down 33.3% over five years.

That places Albania 27th out of 27 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2010s	25.0%	0.0%	50.0%	2
2020s	27.8%	16.7%	50.0%	6

Countries ranked near Albania

24 Poland 56.7% compare
25 Croatia 54.8% compare
26 Spain 53.1% compare

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More environment data for Albania

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 7.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0487 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2569 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0022 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0041 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5229 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is bathing sites with excellent water quality in Albania?: Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Albania was 33.3% in 2025, according to European Environment Agency (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest bathing sites with excellent water quality recorded in Albania?: The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest bathing sites with excellent water quality recorded in Albania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
How does Albania rank for bathing sites with excellent water quality?: Albania ranks 27th out of 27 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Albania data come from?: The figures come from European Environment Agency (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Bathing sites with excellent water quality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Bathing sites with excellent water quality
Unit: %
Source: European Environment Agency (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 27 places, 710 data points, 1992–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of bathing water sites in lakes or rivers that are of excellent quality. This means contamination levels of certain bacteria are below a strict threshold.