Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Georgia
Georgia: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 87.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Georgia, 2014–2022
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 87.4% for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Georgia peaked at 87.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 87.4%, in 2014.
That places Georgia 27th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 87.4% | — |
| 2015 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 87.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.3%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 87.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.8%, 91% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.4% | 87.4% | 87.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 87.4% | 87.4% | 3 |
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 share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Georgia?
- Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Georgia was 87.4% in 2022, 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 rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.4% in 2014.
- How does Georgia rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Georgia ranks 27th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.