• Sweden: Coastal bathing site water quality 2013-2017

This statistic displays the water quality of coastal bathing sites across Sweden from 2013 to 2017, in accordance with EU regulations. The share of excellent quality water at bathing sites was at its highest in 2016, with 69 percent. 2017 had a share of 86.5 percent of sufficient quality bathing sites.

Share of coastal bathing site water quality in Sweden from 2013 to 2017, by standard

Characteristic	Excellent Quality	Sufficient Quality	Poor Quality
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Release date

May 2018

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Region

Sweden

Survey time period

2013 to 2017

Supplementary notes

*The source adds the following information "All EU Member States, plus Albania and Switzerland, monitor their bathing sites according to the provisions of the EU’s revised Bathing Water Directive. The legislation specifies if the bathing water quality can be classified as ‘excellent’, ‘good’, ‘sufficient’ or ‘poor’, depending on the levels faecal bacteria detected. Where water is classified as ‘poor’, Member States should take certain measures, like banning bathing or posting a notice advising against it, providing information to the public, and suitable corrective measures"