While both figures are slightly lower than those in 2008, they also show the significant improvement achieved since 1990, when 80% of Europe's seaside swimming areas and only 52% of the freshwater ones were within the norm.
Iako su obe cifre nešto manje nego one 2008. godine, one takođe pokazuju značajno poboljšanje postignuto od 1990. godine, kada je 80 odsto evropskih primorskih oblasti za kupanje i samo 52 odsto slatkovodnih bilo u okviru normi.