Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Georgia
Georgia: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 1.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population 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 %.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 1.7% for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Georgia peaked at 5.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2024.
Georgia ranks 107th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.8% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 104 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.8% compare
- 105 Canada 1.7% compare
- 106 Malaysia 1.7% compare
- 108 Nauru 1.6% compare
- 109 Sao Tome and Principe 1.6% compare
- 110 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.4% compare
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 of population not using improved drinking water sources in Georgia?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Georgia was 1.7% 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 population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Georgia ranks 107th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. 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 Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion 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.