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Blue flag beaches (No.) by NUTS-2024 geography

The number of Blue Flag beaches in each region, awarded annually for bathing-water quality, safety and environmental management — a practical liveability signal for anyone buying near the coast. Reported by region and sub-region only, from 2024. Inland regions record a genuine zero, which is a real measurement rather than missing data. The award list is compiled by the Foundation for Environmental Education's Blue Flag programme and redistributed by Statistics Portugal under CC BY 4.0.

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No national figure is published for this series. The source publishes it by region, not by municipality, so the municipal values below are copies of their region’s figure rather than separate observations — adding them together would count each region once per municipality. We publish the national total only when the source gives us one directly. Every regional value below is real and unchanged.

Unit
beaches (No.)
Geography
nuts
Periodicity
Annual
Coverage
2024-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Blue flag beaches (No.) by NUTS-2024 geography over time

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What is “Blue flag beaches (No.) by NUTS-2024 geography”, and what is the latest value?
The number of Blue Flag beaches in each region, awarded annually for bathing-water quality, safety and environmental management — a practical liveability signal for anyone buying near the coast. Reported by region and sub-region only, from 2024. Inland regions record a genuine zero, which is a real measurement rather than missing data. The award list is compiled by the Foundation for Environmental Education's Blue Flag programme and redistributed by Statistics Portugal under CC BY 4.0.
How is the national figure for “Blue flag beaches (No.) by NUTS-2024 geography” calculated?
No national figure is published for this series: the source publishes it by region, so the per-concelho values are copies of one regional figure rather than separate observations, and adding them together would count each region once per concelho. The per-concelho values are published unchanged. It is collected at nuts level. Values are expressed in beaches (No.).
How often is “Blue flag beaches (No.) by NUTS-2024 geography” updated, and what period does it cover?
Blue flag beaches (No.) by NUTS-2024 geography is published annually. The series covers 2024-01-01 to 2026-01-01.
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