Proportion of coastal and inland bathing waters of excellent quality in the EU-27 between 2010 and 2023

Assessments are based on the Bathing Water Directive’s two health parameters E. coli and intestinal enterococci. In 2023, EU Member States reported on 14,585 coastal waters and 7,181 inland waters. In previous years, the ratio of coastal to inland bathing waters was the same as in 2023: two thirds of bathing waters were coastal and one third were inland.