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Georgia

Location

  • Geographical region: Western Asia, Asia
  • SDG region: SDG Northern Africa and Western Asia

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 69,490 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 34% agriculture, 41% forest and 25% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 3,712,502 people (2022)
  • Population density: 65 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 59% lives in urban areas and 41% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 51,992,666,509 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 14,005 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 6% from agriculture, 59% from services and 22% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Georgia

  • Drinking water

    69 % of the population in Georgia uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    24 % of the population in Georgia uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    92 % of the population in Georgia has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    49 % of domestic wastewater in Georgia is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    92 % of monitored water bodies in Georgia has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2020)
  • Efficiency

    8 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Georgia (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2020)
  • Water stress

    5 % of the renewable water resources in Georgia is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2020)
  • Water management

    44 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Georgia (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2020) 
  • Transboundary

    0 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2020)
  • Ecosystems

    13 % of the water basins in Georgia is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    37 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Georgia in 2021 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    + is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Georgia (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2017)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Georgia, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Georgia, by service level and location (2022)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Georgia, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Georgia, by service level and location (2022)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Georgia, by service level and location (2022)

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Georgia (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Georgia, by source (2015 - 2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Georgia (2017-2020), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Georgia, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,026 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 16,189 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 444 m3 per capita (2008)

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Georgia, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Georgia, by sector (2020)

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Georgia, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Georgia, progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Georgia, progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

International cooperation and capacity-building

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Georgia, over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Georgia in 2021, by sub-sector

Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Georgia, by funding source (2021)

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Georgia (2021)

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Georgia, progress over time, by sub-sector