Indonesia vs Kenya: People in rural areas not using an improved water source

Indonesia
11.68 million people
in 2024
Kenya
13.15 million people
in 2024
Indonesia rank
8th
Kenya rank
7th

People in rural areas not using an improved water source over time

  • Indonesia
  • Kenya
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M200020122024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 13.15 million people against 11.68 million people in Indonesia, a difference of 1.46 million people.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 8th and Kenya ranks 7th of 178 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People in rural areas not using an improved water source
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
178 places, 4,351 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.