Proportion of bathing waters classified as excellent quality in 2022 (in the EU Member States, Albania and Switzerland)

Alt text: Infographic showing the percentage of bathing waters with excellent quality per European country in 2022.
Long description: The infographic shows the proportion of bathing waters with excellent quality per EU member state in 2022. The data is presented as follows: at the center of the infographic is a circle with the European continent inside, and member states highlighted in blue. Arranged in a larger circle around the outside of the circular map are 30 evenly spaced points, each labelled with a unique country name and a corresponding percent. The location of these points relative to the central circle is correlated with their values, with lower numbers plotted closer to the and higher numbers plotted further away. These points are connected by a blue line and organized in such that the circle forms a descending clockwise spiral. The countries in order are: Cyprus (99.2%), Austria (96.9%), Greece (96.6%), Croatia (95.6%), Denmark (94.3%), Malta (94.3%), Bulgaria (92.7%), Romania (92.0%), Germany (90.2%), Italy (89.6%), Finland (89.4%), Lithuania (89.3%), Spain (88.2%), EU-27 average (85.7%), Portugal (84.8%), Ireland (79.1%), Slovenia (78.7%), Switzerland (78.1%), Czechia (76.9%), Belgium (76.6%), Luxembourg (76.5%), France (75.9%), Latvia (75.9%), Netherlands (75%), Sweden (74.8%), Albania (67.2%), Estonia (64.6%), Hungary (63.1%), Slovakia (59.4%), Poland (55.9%).