People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Georgia
Georgia: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 63.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Georgia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services in Georgia is 63.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 202.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Georgia peaked at 63.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2015.
That places Georgia 68th out of 146 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.
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of population | 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 People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) 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 health data for Georgia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.7 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0382 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 26 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.2207 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.2812 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Georgia?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Georgia was 63.0% 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 using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2015.
- How does Georgia rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Georgia ranks 68th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.