Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Lithuania

Lithuania: Bathing sites with excellent water quality was 84.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
84.6%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
10th
of 27 countries
All-time high
89.5%
in 2022
All-time low
27.5%
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025

Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Lithuania, 2004–2025

204060802004201420252004: 27.5 %2005: 39.3 %2006: 45.8 %2007: 47.1 %2008: 61.4 %2009: 60.4 %2010: 45.9 %2011: 71.4 %2012: 70.4 %2013: 84.4 %2014: 85.4 %2015: 85.4 %2016: 84.7 %2017: 84.7 %2018: 84.2 %2019: 85.1 %2020: 84.6 %2021: 89.4 %2022: 89.5 %2023: 89.5 %2024: 83.8 %2025: 84.6 %

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 Lithuania is 84.6%, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bathing sites with excellent water quality in Lithuania peaked at 89.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2004.

Lithuania ranks 10th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 46.9% 27.5% 61.4% 6
2010s 78.2% 45.9% 85.4% 10
2020s 86.9% 83.8% 89.5% 6

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 8 Germany 91.5% compare
  2. 9 Italy 87.7% compare
  3. 11 Switzerland 84.4% compare
  4. 12 Sweden 82.1% compare
  5. 13 Latvia 80.8% compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is bathing sites with excellent water quality in Lithuania?
Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Lithuania was 84.6% 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 Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 89.5% in 2022.
What is the lowest bathing sites with excellent water quality recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2004.
How does Lithuania rank for bathing sites with excellent water quality?
Lithuania ranks 10th out of 27 countries with data for 2025.
Is bathing sites with excellent water quality rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lithuania 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
Last refreshed

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.