Bathing waters with excellent quality by location in Sweden
Sweden: Bathing waters with excellent quality by location was 268 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bathing waters with excellent quality by location in Sweden, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2025, bathing waters with excellent quality by location in Sweden stood at 268 Number. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bathing waters with excellent quality by location in Sweden peaked at 268 Number in 2025 and was at its lowest, 244 Number, in 2017.
That places Sweden 10th out of 30 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Bathing waters with excellent quality by location in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 249 Number | — |
| 2012 | 248 Number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 247 Number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 245 Number | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 246 Number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 245 Number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 244 Number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 244 Number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 244 Number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 248 Number | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 257 Number | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 261 Number | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 263 Number | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 265 Number | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 268 Number | +1.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 268 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 133 Number, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 268 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 133 Number, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 245.78 Number | 244 Number | 249 Number | 9 |
| 2020s | 260.33 Number | 248 Number | 268 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.4367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.27 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bathing waters with excellent quality by location in Sweden?
- Bathing waters with excellent quality by location in Sweden was 268 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest bathing waters with excellent quality by location recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 268 Number in 2025.
- What is the lowest bathing waters with excellent quality by location recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 244 Number in 2017.
- How does Sweden rank for bathing waters with excellent quality by location?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bathing waters with excellent quality by location rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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