People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Georgia
Georgia: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 62,927 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved water source 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 62,927 people for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Georgia peaked at 195,726 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 62,927 people, in 2024.
Georgia ranks 92nd of 178 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 | 162,263 people | 132,930 people | 195,726 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 103,954 people | 83,323 people | 127,195 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,884 people | 62,927 people | 79,064 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source in Georgia?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Georgia was 62,927 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 195,726 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,927 people in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Georgia ranks 92nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source. 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.