Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Ireland
Ireland: Bathing sites with excellent water quality was 80.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Ireland, 1992–2025
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 Ireland stood at 80.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bathing sites with excellent water quality in Ireland peaked at 100.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 2008.
That places Ireland 14th out of 27 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.2% | 80.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 80.0% | 44.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 55.6% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 80.0% | 88.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 59.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.06 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 15.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0879 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0115 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0209 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0087 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bathing sites with excellent water quality in Ireland?
- Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Ireland was 80.0% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest bathing sites with excellent water quality recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 2008.
- How does Ireland rank for bathing sites with excellent water quality?
- Ireland ranks 14th out of 27 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bathing sites with excellent water quality rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.