Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Greece

Greece: Bathing sites with excellent water quality was 100.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 27 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
25.0%
in 1994
Years of data
34
1992–2025

Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Greece, 1992–2025

204060801001992200820251992: 75 %1993: 50 %1994: 25 %1995: 50 %1996: 25 %1997: 25 %1998: 75 %1999: 25 %2000: 100 %2001: 50 %2002: 100 %2003: 75 %2004: 100 %2005: 100 %2006: 66.7 %2007: 50 %2008: 100 %2009: 66.7 %2010: 83.3 %2011: 66.7 %2012: 33.3 %2013: 33.3 %2014: 50 %2015: 100 %2016: 50 %2017: 66.7 %2018: 33.3 %2019: 66.7 %2020: 100 %2021: 100 %2022: 100 %2023: 100 %2024: 100 %2025: 100 %

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

Analysis

Greece recorded 100.0% for bathing sites with excellent water quality in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, bathing sites with excellent water quality in Greece peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 1994.

That places Greece 1st out of 27 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43.8% 25.0% 75.0% 8
2000s 80.8% 50.0% 100.0% 10
2010s 58.3% 33.3% 100.0% 10
2020s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 6

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 1 Bulgaria 100.0% compare
  2. 1 Romania 100.0% compare
  3. 4 Austria 96.5% compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is bathing sites with excellent water quality in Greece?
Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Greece was 100.0% 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 Greece?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest bathing sites with excellent water quality recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 1994.
How does Greece rank for bathing sites with excellent water quality?
Greece ranks 1st out of 27 countries with data for 2025.
Is bathing sites with excellent water quality rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece 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

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
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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.