Chlorine in Europes drinking water

Map of Europe — Chlorine

This map shows an overview of European countries, marking the amount of residual chlorine taste in drinking water.

Remove chlorine taste in tap water in these countries.

List of countries and chlorine taste.

CountryChlorine Taste Category (Variation)Approx. Free Residual Chlorine (mg/L)
Albania3 – Noticeable (Varies regionally)~0.7
Andorra1 – No Perceptible (Uniform)~0.05
Armenia3 – Noticeable (Moderate regional variation)~0.7
Austria1 – No Perceptible (Uniform)~0.05
Azerbaijan3 – Noticeable (Varies regionally)~0.7
Belarus2 – Mild (Relatively uniform)~0.3
Belgium2 – Mild (Relatively uniform)~0.3
Bosnia and Herzegovina3 – Noticeable (Varies regionally)~0.7
Bulgaria2 – Mild (Varies regionally)~0.3
Croatia2 – Mild (Relatively uniform)~0.3
Cyprus4 – Strong (Uniform due to small size)~1.2
Czech Republic2 – Mild (Moderate variation)~0.3
Estonia2 – Mild (Relatively uniform)~0.3
Finland2 – Mild (Relatively uniform)~0.3
France2 – Mild (Varies regionally)~0.3
Georgia3 – Noticeable (Varies regionally)~0.7
Germany1 – No Perceptible (Uniform)~0.05
Greece4 – Strong (Varies regionally)~1.2
Hungary2 – Mild (Relatively uniform)~0.3
Iceland1 – No Perceptible (Uniform)~0.05
Italy2 – Mild (Varies regionally)~0.3
Kosovo3 – Noticeable (Varies regionally)~0.7
Latvia2 – Mild (Relatively uniform)~0.3
Lithuania1 – No Perceptible (Uniform)~0.05
Luxembourg2 – Mild (Relatively uniform)~0.3
Malta4 – Strong (Uniform)~1.2
Monaco1 – No Perceptible (Uniform)~0.05
Montenegro3 – Noticeable (Varies regionally)~0.7
North Macedonia3 – Noticeable (Varies regionally)~0.7
Norway1 – No Perceptible (Uniform)~0.05
Poland2 – Mild (Relatively uniform)~0.3
Portugal3 – Noticeable (Varies regionally)~0.7
Romania4 – Strong (Varies a lot regionally)~1.2
Russia2 – Mild (Highly variable across regions)~0.3
San Marino2 – Mild (Uniform)~0.3
Serbia3 – Noticeable (Varies regionally)~0.7
Slovakia2 – Mild (Relatively uniform)~0.3
Slovenia2 – Mild (Relatively uniform)~0.3
Spain4 – Strong (Varies regionally)~1.2
Sweden2 – Mild (Relatively uniform)~0.3
Switzerland1 – No Perceptible (Uniform)~0.05
Turkey3 – Noticeable (Varies a lot regionally)~0.7
Ukraine3 – Noticeable (Varies a lot regionally)~0.7
United Kingdom3 – Noticeable (Moderate regional variation)~0.7