Bathing waters with excellent quality by location by country
Countries reporting
30
Highest
4,850 Number
Italy
Lowest
16 Number
Lithuania
Median
102.5 Number
Years covered
15
2011β2025
Data points
456
What the numbers show
Bathing waters with excellent quality by location is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 4,850 Number in Italy; the lowest is 16 Number in Lithuania.
The median across all reporting countries is 102.5 Number, and the mean is 537.87 Number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 303.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 128.9%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 2.6%).
Bathing waters with excellent quality by location: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 4,850 Number | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 2 | France | 2,089 Number | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 3 | Spain | 2,023 Number | 2025 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 4 | Greece | 1,733 Number | 2025 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 5 | Croatia | 997 Number | 2025 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 6 | Denmark | 917 Number | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 7 | Croatia | 894 Number | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 8 | Portugal | 515 Number | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 361 Number | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 10 | Sweden | 268 Number | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 190 Number | 2025 | up 128.9% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 189 Number | 2024 | up 122.4% | rising |
| 13 | Ireland | 143 Number | 2025 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 14 | Cyprus | 123 Number | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 15 | Albania | 113 Number | 2025 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 16 | Netherlands | 92 Number | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 16 | Netherlands | 92 Number | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 92 Number | 2025 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 19 | Malta | 87 Number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Finland | 78 Number | 2025 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 21 | Romania | 49 Number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Belgium | 41 Number | 2025 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 23 | Latvia | 33 Number | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Latvia | 33 Number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 25 | Estonia | 30 Number | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 25 | Estonia | 30 Number | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 21 Number | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Slovenia | 21 Number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Lithuania | 16 Number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Lithuania | 16 Number | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 14,748 Number