Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Albania
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
8
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.
Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 50.0% | — |
| 2020 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | -66.7% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 33.3% | +100.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 33.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80.0%, 42% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
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
More environment data for Albania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6356 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8208 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.434 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2018)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
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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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.