People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Georgia
Georgia: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 71.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using safely managed sanitation services, 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
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Georgia is 71.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1,037.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Georgia peaked at 71.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2015.
Georgia ranks 46th of 124 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 using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.3% | — |
| 2001 | 16.6% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | +150.6% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +61.6% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | +39.0% |
| 2019 | 44.7% | +28.7% |
| 2020 | 54.9% | +22.8% |
| 2021 | 65.5% | +19.2% |
| 2022 | 70.5% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 70.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 71.1% | +0.3% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 71.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.0%, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 71.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.8%, 82% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 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 | +150.6% | 6.2% | 15.5% |
| 2017 | +61.6% | 15.5% | 25.0% |
| 2018 | +39.0% | 25.0% | 34.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 10.3% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 6.2% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.6% | 54.9% | 71.1% | 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Georgia?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Georgia was 71.1% 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, urban recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2015.
- How does Georgia rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Georgia ranks 46th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,037.8%. 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 using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban 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.