Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Estonia
Estonia: Bathing sites with excellent water quality was 71.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Estonia, 2004–2025
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 Estonia stood at 71.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bathing sites with excellent water quality in Estonia peaked at 92.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 2004.
Estonia ranks 16th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 53.3% | — |
| 2005 | 57.9% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 81.6% | +40.9% |
| 2007 | 68.4% | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 67.9% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 71.4% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 92.9% | +30.0% |
| 2012 | 88.9% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 81.5% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 74.1% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 77.8% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 74.1% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 74.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 82.9% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 82.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 82.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 71.4% | -13.8% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 71.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80.0%, 89% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 71.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 80.4%, 89% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.3% | 53.3% | 81.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 71.4% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 71.4% | 82.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More environment data for Estonia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.899 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.78 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -5.71 % 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 -0.0832 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bathing sites with excellent water quality in Estonia?
- Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Estonia was 71.4% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bathing sites with excellent water quality recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 2004.
- How does Estonia rank for bathing sites with excellent water quality?
- Estonia ranks 16th out of 27 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bathing sites with excellent water quality rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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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About this data
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.