Georgia's forest cover rose from 39.7 % in 1994 to 40.6 % in 2023.
Georgia · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Georgia's forest area rose from 27,556 km in 1994 to 28,224 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
69th of 213 · 24th in Europe & C. Asia
Georgia's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 7.8 % in 2013 to 22.8 % in 2025.
Georgia's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 44.6 % in 1994 to 34.1 % in 2023.
Georgia's arable land (% of land area) fell from 11.4 % in 1994 to 4.4 % in 2023.
Air
Georgia's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 21.5 in 1994 to 18.6 in 2023.
Water
Georgia's water stress fell from 5.2 % in 1993 to 2.2 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
39th of 181 · 6th in Europe & C. Asia
Georgia's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita rose from 11,836 in 1993 to 15,658 in 2022.
Access
Georgia's safe drinking water rose from 59.4 % in 2000 to 70.5 % in 2024.
Georgia's safe sanitation rose from 27.0 % in 2000 to 63.0 % in 2024.