Share using safely managed drinking water in Georgia
Georgia: Share using safely managed drinking water was 70.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share using safely managed drinking water 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
Georgia recorded 70.5% for share using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Georgia peaked at 70.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.4%, in 2001.
That places Georgia 98th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.1% | 59.4% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 61.2% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 69.5% | 70.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
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 share using safely managed drinking water in Georgia?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Georgia was 70.5% 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 share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.4% in 2001.
- How does Georgia rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Georgia ranks 98th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.