Bathing waters with excellent quality by location in Portugal
Portugal: Bathing waters with excellent quality by location was 515 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bathing waters with excellent quality by location in Portugal, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 515 Number for bathing waters with excellent quality by location in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bathing waters with excellent quality by location in Portugal peaked at 515 Number in 2025 and was at its lowest, 431 Number, in 2011.
That places Portugal 8th out of 30 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Bathing waters with excellent quality by location in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 431 Number | — |
| 2012 | 437 Number | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 446 Number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 452 Number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 460 Number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 464 Number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 480 Number | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 480 Number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 481 Number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 493 Number | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 502 Number | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 509 Number | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 509 Number | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 512 Number | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 515 Number | +0.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 515 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 133 Number, 3.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 515 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 133 Number, 3.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 459 Number | 431 Number | 481 Number | 9 |
| 2020s | 506.67 Number | 493 Number | 515 Number | 6 |
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More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.29 % 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 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bathing waters with excellent quality by location in Portugal?
- Bathing waters with excellent quality by location in Portugal was 515 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest bathing waters with excellent quality by location recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 515 Number in 2025.
- What is the lowest bathing waters with excellent quality by location recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 431 Number in 2011.
- How does Portugal rank for bathing waters with excellent quality by location?
- Portugal ranks 8th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bathing waters with excellent quality by location rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Bathing waters with excellent quality by location. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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