Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Latvia
Latvia: Bathing sites with excellent water quality was 80.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Latvia, 2005–2025
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 Latvia is 80.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bathing sites with excellent water quality in Latvia peaked at 87.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 2009.
That places Latvia 13th out of 27 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 52.8% | — |
| 2006 | 69.2% | +31.1% |
| 2007 | 78.4% | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 51.3% | -22.4% |
| 2010 | 78.6% | +53.1% |
| 2011 | 64.3% | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 64.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 61.9% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 63.6% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | +23.0% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 69.2% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 69.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 80.8% | +16.7% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 80.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80.0%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 80.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 80.4%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.6% | 51.3% | 78.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 61.1% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 66.7% | 80.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4753 % 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 0.0183 % 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 Latvia?
- Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Latvia was 80.8% 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bathing sites with excellent water quality recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 2009.
- How does Latvia rank for bathing sites with excellent water quality?
- Latvia ranks 13th out of 27 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bathing sites with excellent water quality rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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.