People not using improved sanitation facilities in Georgia
Georgia: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 322,615 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities 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
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities in Georgia is 322,615 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Georgia peaked at 841,629 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 322,615 people, in 2024.
Georgia ranks 82nd of 232 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.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Georgia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 841,629 people | — |
| 2001 | 804,702 people | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 772,157 people | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 743,661 people | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 718,047 people | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 692,799 people | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 668,064 people | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 643,857 people | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 620,500 people | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 598,187 people | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 576,121 people | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 553,829 people | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 531,616 people | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 509,763 people | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 490,123 people | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 472,632 people | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 455,451 people | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 438,406 people | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 421,581 people | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 404,823 people | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 387,853 people | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 370,405 people | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 354,400 people | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 339,030 people | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 322,615 people | -4.8% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 322,615 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67,932 people, 4.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 322,615 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,797 people, 85.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 710,360 people | 598,187 people | 841,629 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 485,434 people | 404,823 people | 576,121 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 354,861 people | 322,615 people | 387,853 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More reference data data for Georgia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.097 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.684 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3252 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2904 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1515 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Georgia?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Georgia was 322,615 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 841,629 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 322,615 people in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Georgia ranks 82nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.