People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Georgia
Georgia: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 1.12 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using safely managed 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
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Georgia is 1.12 million people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Georgia peaked at 1.76 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.12 million people, in 2024.
Georgia ranks 69th of 163 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.62 million people | 1.53 million people | 1.76 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 million people | 1.17 million people | 1.51 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 million people | 1.12 million people | 1.16 million people | 5 |
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More environment data for Georgia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 19.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.14 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0815 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1299 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0223 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Georgia?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Georgia was 1.12 million 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 safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 million people in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Georgia ranks 69th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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 safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.