Share of the population using improved water sources in Georgia
Georgia: Share of the population using improved water sources was 98.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population using improved 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved water sources in Georgia is 98.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources in Georgia peaked at 98.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94.9%, in 2000.
That places Georgia 125th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population using improved water sources 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved water sources in Georgia?
- Share of the population using improved water sources 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 share of the population using improved water sources recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.9% in 2000.
- How does Georgia rank for share of the population using improved water sources?
- Georgia ranks 125th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources 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 Share of the population using improved water sources. 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.