Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Germany
Germany: Bathing sites with excellent water quality was 91.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Germany, 1992–2025
Source: European Environment Agency (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bathing sites with excellent water quality in Germany is 91.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bathing sites with excellent water quality in Germany peaked at 94.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 1992.
Germany ranks 8th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 22.3% | — |
| 1993 | 31.6% | +41.5% |
| 1994 | 37.9% | +20.1% |
| 1995 | 38.4% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 51.0% | +32.8% |
| 1997 | 77.3% | +51.6% |
| 1998 | 71.0% | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 71.7% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 77.6% | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 80.5% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 79.7% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 81.6% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 83.9% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 82.8% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 79.8% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 77.7% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 81.8% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 81.2% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 78.1% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 90.2% | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 92.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 93.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 91.1% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 90.9% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 90.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 91.5% | +0.6% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 91.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80.0%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Germany's 91.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 80.4%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +51.6% | 51.0% | 77.3% |
| 1993 | +41.5% | 22.3% | 31.6% |
| 1996 | +32.8% | 38.4% | 51.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.2% | 22.3% | 77.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 80.7% | 77.6% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 78.1% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 90.8% | 91.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.65 % 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 -0.0079 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bathing sites with excellent water quality in Germany?
- Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Germany was 91.5% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest bathing sites with excellent water quality recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 1992.
- How does Germany rank for bathing sites with excellent water quality?
- Germany ranks 8th out of 27 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bathing sites with excellent water quality rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.