Where is the cleanest sea water in the world?
Esmée Dekker
2025-10-05 20:33:00
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The cleanest swimming water in the world is in Cyprus, according to this year’s report from the European Environment Agency.
Cyprus has ranked the best of the bunch, with 99.2 percent of its 123 tested waters rated as excellent, the highest possible score.
Second place this year is Bulgaria, with 94 bodies of water tested and 97.9 percent ranked excellent.
Third place goes to Greece, where 1729 bodies of water were tested and 97 percent received an excellent ranking.
Bathing water quality at coastal sites had a higher percentage of excellent rankings than inland bathing waters.