Bathing waters with excellent quality by location by country
Countries reporting
23
Highest
4,853 Number
Italy
Lowest
16 Number
Lithuania
Median
123 Number
Years covered
14
2011–2024
Data points
334
What the numbers show
Bathing waters with excellent quality by location is currently reported for 23 countries. The highest value is 4,853 Number in Italy; the lowest is 16 Number in Lithuania.
The median across all reporting countries is 123 Number, and the mean is 641 Number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 303.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 122.4%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 3.7%).
Bathing waters with excellent quality by location: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 4,853 Number | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 2 | France | 2,079 Number | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 3 | Spain | 2,021 Number | 2024 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 4 | Greece | 1,728 Number | 2024 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 5 | Denmark | 924 Number | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 6 | Croatia | 894 Number | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 7 | Portugal | 512 Number | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 362 Number | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 9 | Sweden | 265 Number | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 189 Number | 2024 | up 122.4% | rising |
| 11 | Ireland | 141 Number | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 12 | Cyprus | 123 Number | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 13 | Albania | 113 Number | 2024 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 92 Number | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 92 Number | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 16 | Malta | 87 Number | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Finland | 78 Number | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 18 | Romania | 49 Number | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Belgium | 41 Number | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 20 | Latvia | 33 Number | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Estonia | 30 Number | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 22 | Slovenia | 21 Number | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Lithuania | 16 Number | 2024 | unchanged | flat |