Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Georgia
Georgia: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 63.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation 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 population using safely managed sanitation in Georgia stood at 63.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 202.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Georgia peaked at 63.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2015.
That places Georgia 72nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.0% | — |
| 2001 | 26.7% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 25.9% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 22.8% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | +27.7% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | +22.5% |
| 2018 | 38.6% | +19.1% |
| 2019 | 45.1% | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 51.7% | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 58.6% | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 62.0% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 62.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 63.0% | +0.7% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 63.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.9%, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 63.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 90.0%, 70% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population using safely managed sanitation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +27.7% | 20.7% | 26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.2% | 23.3% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 20.7% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 51.7% | 63.0% | 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation in Georgia?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Georgia was 63.0% 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 using safely managed sanitation recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2015.
- How does Georgia rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Georgia ranks 72nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 202.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.