Georgia

Western Asia, Asia

CO2 emissions per person
3.10
t CO2/person/year · 2024
109th of 213 countries
Temperature anomaly
0.92
°C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
55th of 193 countries
Air pollution (PM2.5)
21.5
µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
74th of 241 countries
19402025

Georgia in stripes: every year since 1940, blue cooler than the 1991-2020 average, red hotter.

The future under three scenarios

Temperature vs 1991-2020, observed and projected to 2100

051950200020502100Low · SSP1-2.6Middle · SSP2-4.5High · SSP5-8.5high 2010low 1945

Solid line: observed (Copernicus ERA5). Dashed lines: CMIP6 multi-model median under three IPCC emissions scenarios, anchored to the observed 2015-2024 average, from the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal. Scenarios are futures the world can still choose between, not predictions.

Climate

CO2 emissions

11.8 Mt CO2/year · 2024
+100% since 1994106th highest of 215 · 2024
0510151850190019502000high 1988

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

3.10 t CO2/person/year · 2024
+165% since 1994109th highest of 213 · 2024
01231850190019502000high 2022

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

0.92 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
+1.5 °C since 199555th highest of 193 · 2025
-20219401960198020002020Worldhigh 2010low 1945

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

3.26 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+3.3% since 1994138th highest of 199 · 2024
0241850190019502000high 1989

Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

12.4 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+109% since 1994140th highest of 199 · 2024
0101850190019502000high 1988low 1959

Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

1.90 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+3.0% since 1994120th highest of 201 · 2024
01231850190019502000high 1980

N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Consumption-based CO2

15.4 Mt CO2/year · 2023
+87% since 199388th highest of 120 · 2023
0510151990200020102020high 2022low 1995

CO2 counted where goods are used rather than where they are made. Compare with production emissions to see who imports their footprint. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Aviation emissions per person

143.6 kg CO2/person/year · 2024
+222% since 201350th highest of 119 · 2024
050100150201420162018202020222024World

Each person's share of the CO2 from flights taking off in their country, including passengers and freight. ICCT / Graver et al. via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

16,434 kWh/person/year · 2023
+89% since 1993102nd highest of 216 · 2023
05k10k15k200020102020high 2022low 2001

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

0.22 % of electricity · 2025
+0.2 pp since 200084th highest of 90 · 2025
00.10.2200020052010201520202025

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

0.59 % of electricity · 2025
+0.6 pp since 200068th highest of 88 · 2025
00.5200020052010201520202025high 2020

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

0.00 % of electricity · 2025
+0.0 pp since 200061st highest of 89 · 2025
00.050.10.15200020052010201520202025high 2017

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

0.00 % of electricity · 2025
-2.9 pp since 200079th highest of 90 · 2025
0123200020052010201520202025low 2012

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

20.4 % of electricity · 2025
+2.0 pp since 200041st highest of 87 · 2025
0102030200020052010201520202025high 2006low 2002

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

485.6 ha/year · 2024
-2.0% since 2001135th highest of 197 · 2024
05001k1.5k2005201020152020high 2004low 2015

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

44.6 % of land · 2025
+0.9 pp since 199568th highest of 212 · 2025
020401990200020102020Worldhigh 2010

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

0.00 deaths/year · 2021
89th highest of 194 · 2021
051020002005201020152020high 2020

People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Red List Index

0.93 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
-3.1% since 199457th highest of 244 · 2024
00.51200020102020low 2016

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

22.8 % of land area · 2024
+15 pp since 201365th highest of 213 · 2024
01020201420162018202020222024World

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

45.4 kg/person/year · 2023
+124% since 1993105th highest of 176 · 2023
02040200020102020Worldlow 1994

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

97.2 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
+124% since 199327th highest of 198 · 2023
050100200020102020high 2020low 2003

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

0.80 % of territorial waters · 2024
+0.1 pp since 2013104th highest of 174 · 2024
051015201420162018202020222024World

How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

61.2 % living in cities · 2025
+7.5 pp since 1995138th highest of 236 · 2025
02040601960198020002020World

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

4.21 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
-2.0 pp since 2000131st highest of 179 · 2022
05101520002005201020152020Worldlow 2018

How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Renewable water per person

15,658 m³/person/year · 2022
+31% since 199239th highest of 181 · 2022
05k10k15k200020102020Worldhigh 2021low 1993

Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Safely managed drinking water

70.5 % of population · 2024
+11 pp since 200096th highest of 159 · 2024
020406020002005201020152020Worldlow 2001

The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

1,192 mm/year · 2025
-10% since 199572nd highest of 192 · 2025
05001k1.5k19401960198020002020Worldhigh 1963low 1949

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

-10.5 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
-10 pp since 1995114th highest of 192 · 2025
-2002019401960198020002020Worldhigh 1963low 1949

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Safely managed sanitation

63.0 % of population · 2024
+36 pp since 200071st highest of 145 · 2024
020406020002005201020152020Worldlow 2015

The share of people whose toilet waste is safely treated rather than left to contaminate water and soil. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

21.5 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
+14% since 199874th highest of 241 · 2024
010203020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2014low 1999

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

Ozone-depleting substances

0.92 ODP tonnes/year · 2021
-99% since 199199th highest of 168 · 2021
05001990200020102020high 1989low 2014

Consumption of chemicals that destroy the ozone layer. Watch the map fade towards zero: the Montreal Protocol is the world's most successful environmental treaty. UN Environment Programme via Our World in Data

What can one person do?

  • Fly less
    One long-haul return flight can outweigh a year of other savings. Swap one flight for a train trip or a call.
  • Eat more plants
    Shifting towards a plant-rich diet is one of the largest steady cuts a person can make, and it starts with single meals.
  • Travel without a car where you can
    Walking, cycling and public transport beat an electric car; an electric car beats petrol.
  • Use your voice
    Personal footprints matter, but system change matters more. Vote, ask your employer and bank what they are doing, and talk about it.

Based on the highest-impact personal actions identified by Wynes & Nicholas (2017) and the IPCC's AR6 report on demand-side mitigation.

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