Sanitation facilities usage in Georgia
Georgia: Sanitation facilities usage was 134.26 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage 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 sanitation facilities usage in Georgia is 134.26 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 98.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Georgia peaked at 39,716 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 103.61 people, in 2019.
Georgia ranks 122nd of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage in Georgia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39,716 people | — |
| 2001 | 38,823 people | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 35,838 people | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 33,026 people | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 30,402 people | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 27,845 people | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 25,360 people | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 22,946 people | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 20,613 people | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 18,363 people | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 16,167 people | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 14,015 people | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 11,918 people | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 9,883 people | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 7,939 people | -19.7% |
| 2015 | 6,069 people | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 4,233 people | -30.2% |
| 2017 | 2,430 people | -42.6% |
| 2018 | 660.14 people | -72.8% |
| 2019 | 103.61 people | -84.3% |
| 2020 | 110.75 people | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 117.8 people | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 125.38 people | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 133.3 people | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 134.26 people | +0.7% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 134.26 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,951 people, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in Georgia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -84.3% | 660.14 people | 103.61 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29,293 people | 18,363 people | 39,716 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,342 people | 103.61 people | 16,167 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 124.3 people | 110.75 people | 134.26 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 sanitation facilities usage in Georgia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Georgia was 134.26 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 39,716 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 103.61 people in 2019.
- How does Georgia rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Georgia ranks 122nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.