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UDP - Excellent bathing water

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This indicator measures the quality of bathing waters. It is calculated as the share of sampled bathing water sites that are classified as "excellent" within a tourist destination. The measurement criterion is based on the presence of significant polluting substances in fresh and coastal waters throughout the period May-September. Higher values indicate higher quality of bathing waters in the tourist destination. The indicator is part of the environmental impacts pillar of the EU Tourism Dashboard. UNIT OF MEASURE: %. RESOLUTION: NUTS0, NUTS2, NUTS3. COMPLETENESS: Iceland and Norway are not available (the level of completeness is 100% when EU27, Iceland, Switzerland and Norway are fully covered). POLICY CONTEXT: Quality of natural environment in bathing areas. METHODOLOGY: Geographic coordinates of bathing water sites were converted to vector data and aggregated per NUTS level. The share of excellent bathing waters was calculated by considering only the bathing water sites classified as 'excellent'. DATA SOURCES: State of Bathing Water(European Environmental Agency), NUTS 2021 classification.

Contributors

Cristian Pigaiani; Filipe Batista; Ricardo Barranco

How to cite

Cristian Pigaiani, Filipe Batista, Ricardo Barranco (2026): UDP - Excellent bathing water. European Commission, Joint Research Centre [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.MX63TNR PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/6a7a5402-0b08-488e-85db-68a5645cb164

Keywords

bathing watersEuropetourism

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Excellent bathing water - download (ODS)
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European Commission reuse notice

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European Commission reuse notice

According to the European Commission reuse notice, reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by the Decision of 12 December 2011. The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore users are advised to refer to the copyright notices of the individual websites maintained under Europa and of the individual documents. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties.

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European Commission reuse notice

According to the European Commission reuse notice, reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by the Decision of 12 December 2011. The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore users are advised to refer to the copyright notices of the individual websites maintained under Europa and of the individual documents. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties.

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State of Bathing Water, European Environmental Agency.
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Temporal coverage

From date To date
2021-01-01 2021-12-31
2019-01-01 2019-12-31

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Contact email
JRC-KCTP (at) ec.europa.eu
Update frequency
biennial

The event occurs every two years.

Language(s)
English

English is a member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic languages. It is an official language of almost 60 sovereign states and is now a global lingua franca.It is the third-most-common native language in the world and it is widely learned as a second language.

Data theme(s)
Environment

dataset theme covering the domain of environment, defined as the interaction of all living species, climate, weather, and natural resources that impact human survival and economic activity

Geographical name(s)
Switzerland
European Union
Iceland
Norway
Issued date
2022-09-19
Created date
21 Sep 2022 14:22
Modified date
12 May 2025 09:36
Landing page
https://tourism-dashboard.ec.europa.eu/ 
Dataset identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/6a7a5402-0b08-488e-85db-68a5645cb164
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