Percentage of reported waterbodies with pesticides exceeding thresholds in rivers, lakes and groundwater in European countries, 2018-2023

The figure shows the percentage of reported waterbodies with threshold exceedances of pesticides in rivers, lakes and groundwater in European countries.

Units

Percentage (%) and count of rivers (latter in parentheses)

Additional information

- The percentage of exceedance rates was calculated based on the number of reported waterbodies with exceedances, divided by the total number of reported waterbodies.
- EEA-38. Only countries for which data were available are shown.

Methodology

https://water.europa.eu/freshwater/europe-freshwater/pesticides/documentation

Percentage of reported waterbodies with pesticides exceeding thresholds in rivers, lakes and groundwater in European countries, 2018-2023

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