Figure 3. Coastal and inland bathing water quality in the EU-27 between 2009 and 2023

Assessments are based on the two health parameters E. coli and intestinal enterococci, of the Bathing Water Directive. In 2023, 14,585 coastal waters and 7,181 inland waters were reported on by EU Member States. 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.