People practicing open defecation, urban in Georgia
Georgia: People practicing open defecation, urban was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
93rd
of 182 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2023
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
People practicing open defecation, urban in Georgia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 0.0% for people practicing open defecation, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Georgia peaked at 0.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Georgia ranks 93rd of 182 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.
People practicing open defecation, urban in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +583.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +85.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +46.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +31.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +24.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Georgia?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Georgia was 0.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Georgia rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Georgia ranks 93rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.6%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.