People not using improved drinking water sources in Georgia
Georgia: People not using improved drinking water sources was 64,447 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 64,447 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Georgia peaked at 220,545 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 64,447 people, in 2024.
Georgia ranks 101st of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Georgia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 220,545 people | — |
| 2001 | 209,990 people | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 200,511 people | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 191,995 people | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 184,260 people | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 176,653 people | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 169,211 people | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 161,936 people | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 154,909 people | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 148,174 people | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 141,532 people | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 134,868 people | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 128,259 people | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 121,774 people | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 115,850 people | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 110,460 people | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 105,158 people | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 99,906 people | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 94,721 people | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 89,569 people | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 84,390 people | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 79,130 people | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 74,202 people | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 69,422 people | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 64,447 people | -7.2% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 64,447 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 64,447 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,187 people, 29.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 181,818 people | 148,174 people | 220,545 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 114,210 people | 89,569 people | 141,532 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 74,318 people | 64,447 people | 84,390 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
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 people not using improved drinking water sources in Georgia?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Georgia was 64,447 people 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 people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 220,545 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,447 people in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Georgia ranks 101st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.