Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Georgia
Georgia: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 98.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Georgia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Georgia stood at 98.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Georgia peaked at 98.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94.9%, in 2000.
Georgia ranks 125th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.9% | — |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 98.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.8%, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 98.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.9%, 98% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.5% | 94.9% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 96.4% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.8% | 98.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 122 Saint Kitts and Nevis 98.6% compare
- 123 Sao Tome and Principe 98.4% compare
- 124 Nauru 98.4% compare
- 126 Malaysia 98.3% compare
- 127 Canada 98.3% compare
- 128 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 98.2% compare
More environment data for Georgia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.75 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.75 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2544 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Georgia?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Georgia was 98.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.9% in 2000.
- How does Georgia rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Georgia ranks 125th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.