Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Georgia

Georgia: Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation was 50.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
50.2
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
46th
of 100 countries
All-time high
50.2
in 2024
All-time low
37.7
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Georgia, 2000–2024

02040602000201220242000: 37.72001: 37.92002: 382003: 38.12004: 38.32005: 38.52006: 38.72007: 38.92008: 392009: 39.22010: 39.42011: 39.62012: 39.82013: 402014: 40.12015: 40.42016: 41.62017: 42.82018: 44.12019: 45.52020: 46.92021: 48.42022: 49.32023: 49.72024: 50.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Georgia stood at 50.2. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Georgia peaked at 50.2 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.7, in 2000.

That places Georgia 46th out of 100 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 the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Georgia, year by year

Annual values for Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Georgia, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 37.7 —
2001 37.94 +0.6%
2002 38.04 +0.2%
2003 38.13 +0.2%
2004 38.31 +0.5%
2005 38.49 +0.5%
2006 38.67 +0.5%
2007 38.86 +0.5%
2008 39.04 +0.5%
2009 39.22 +0.5%
2010 39.41 +0.5%
2011 39.59 +0.5%
2012 39.78 +0.5%
2013 39.96 +0.5%
2014 40.15 +0.5%
2015 40.41 +0.6%
2016 41.59 +2.9%
2017 42.83 +3.0%
2018 44.14 +3.0%
2019 45.5 +3.1%
2020 46.93 +3.1%
2021 48.41 +3.2%
2022 49.27 +1.8%
2023 49.66 +0.8%
2024 50.2 +1.1%

Georgia compared with similar countries

  • Georgia's 50.2 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.14, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Georgia's 50.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 84.23, 60% of the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.44 37.7 39.22 10
2010s 41.34 39.41 45.5 10
2020s 48.89 46.93 50.2 5

Countries ranked near Georgia

  1. 43 Cambodia 51.17 compare
  2. 44 Jordan 50.96 compare
  3. 45 Comoros 50.78 compare
  4. 47 Belarus 50.08 compare
  5. 48 Egypt 48.47 compare
  6. 49 Vietnam 48.3 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Georgia?
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Georgia was 50.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 50.2 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 37.7 in 2000.
How does Georgia rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed?
Georgia ranks 46th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Georgia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
100 places, 2,464 data points, 2000–2024
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