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Quality of swimming waters in Spain

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21 August 2024

Quality of swimming waters in Spain

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According to statistics, as of 2023, 88.1% of Spain’s 1,996 bathing areas had ‘Excellent’ water quality, with A Coruña and Pontevedra leading in top ratings.

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The most recent figures from Dataestur indicate that, as of 2023, Spain had a total of 1,996 bathing areas. This includes 1,735 maritime areas and 261 continental areas. Overall, 88.1% of the water quality sampling points in these areas were classified as ‘Excellent’. The highest counts of ‘Excellent’ water quality sampling points were recorded in A Coruña (210) and Pontevedra (192). For those interested in exploring swimming water quality statistics in Spain, more detailed information is available through Dataestur’s official tourism statistics portal and Power BI report (The original piece available only in Spanish)

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