Environmental Economic Accounting Ecosystem condition account: Division Freshwater

Freshwater (Division B01)
Condition variableSubvariableUnitCondition 2015Condition 2018Change 2018 to 2015
- = No figures or magnitude zero.
Nitrate-Nitrogen (rivers)Quality category Ishare of measuring points0.040.04-
Quality category I-IIshare of measuring points0.030.02-0.01
Quality category IIshare of measuring points0.090.09-
Quality category II-IIIshare of measuring points0.500.49-0.01
Quality category IIIshare of measuring points0.270.290.02
Quality category III-IVshare of measuring points0.01- -0.01
Quality category IVshare of measuring points- - -
Not assessedshare of measuring points0.050.070.02
Measuring pointsnumber2502566
Total phosphorus (rivers)Quality category Ishare of measuring points0.100.10-
Quality category I-IIshare of measuring points0.110.130.02
Quality category IIshare of measuring points0.130.150.02
Quality category II-IIIshare of measuring points0.590.57-0.02
Quality category IIIshare of measuring points0.050.02-0.03
Quality category III-IVshare of measuring points0.010.01-
Quality category IVshare of measuring points- - -
Not assessedshare of measuring points- - -
Measuring pointsnumber2492545
Bathing water quality (rivers)Excellent% of bathing waters in state0.710.790.08
Good or sufficient% of bathing waters in state0.120.09-0.03
Poor% of bathing waters in state- 0.030.03
Unknown% of bathing waters in state0.180.09-0.09
Measuring pointsnumber34340
Bathing water quality (lakes)Excellent% of bathing waters in state0.920.930.02
Good or sufficient% of bathing waters in state0.050.04-0.01
Poor% of bathing waters in state- - -
Unknown% of bathing waters in state0.040.03-0.01
Measuring pointsnumber1,9071,9070
Protected areas%44.4544.510.06

As at 21 June 2023

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