Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Slovenia
Slovenia: Bathing sites with excellent water quality was 57.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Slovenia, 2004–2025
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 Slovenia stood at 57.1%.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bathing sites with excellent water quality in Slovenia peaked at 76.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 2004.
That places Slovenia 22nd out of 27 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 27.8% | — |
| 2005 | 38.9% | +40.0% |
| 2006 | 44.4% | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 33.3% | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | -19.0% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | +55.6% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | -30.8% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | +55.6% |
| 2014 | 42.3% | -21.4% |
| 2015 | 46.2% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 76.9% | +42.9% |
| 2019 | 69.2% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 76.9% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 73.1% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 65.4% | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 65.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 57.7% | -11.8% |
| 2025 | 57.1% | -1.0% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 57.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80.0%, 71% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 57.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 80.4%, 71% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.5% | 27.8% | 44.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 34.6% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.9% | 57.1% | 76.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More environment data for Slovenia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.523 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.22 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % 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 -0.9661 % 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 Slovenia?
- Bathing sites with excellent water quality in Slovenia was 57.1% 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest bathing sites with excellent water quality recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 2004.
- How does Slovenia rank for bathing sites with excellent water quality?
- Slovenia ranks 22nd out of 27 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bathing sites with excellent water quality rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia 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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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.