Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Georgia
Georgia: Share of urban population using at least basic water services was 99.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban population using at least basic water services 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
In 2024, share of urban population using at least basic water services in Georgia stood at 99.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population using at least basic water services in Georgia peaked at 99.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 98.7%, in 2000.
Georgia ranks 63rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.7% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.6% | 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 of urban population using at least basic water services in Georgia?
- Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Georgia was 99.6% 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 urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.7% in 2000.
- How does Georgia rank for share of urban population using at least basic water services?
- Georgia ranks 63rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population using at least basic water services rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 urban population using at least basic water services. 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, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.