Drinking water services in rural areas in Indonesia

Indonesia: Drinking water services in rural areas was 2.20 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2.20 million people
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
14th
of 178 countries
All-time high
7.68 million people
in 2000
All-time low
2.20 million people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Drinking water services in rural areas in Indonesia, 2000–2024

2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M2000201220242000: 7.7M people2001: 7.4M people2002: 7.2M people2003: 6.9M people2004: 6.7M people2005: 6.4M people2006: 6.2M people2007: 5.9M people2008: 5.7M people2009: 5.4M people2010: 5.2M people2011: 4.9M people2012: 4.7M people2013: 4.5M people2014: 4.2M people2015: 4.0M people2016: 3.7M people2017: 3.5M people2018: 3.2M people2019: 3.0M people2020: 2.7M people2021: 2.5M people2022: 2.2M people2023: 2.2M people2024: 2.2M people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for drinking water services in rural areas in Indonesia is 2.20 million people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Indonesia peaked at 7.68 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.20 million people, in 2024.

Indonesia ranks 14th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.57 million people 5.44 million people 7.68 million people 10
2010s 4.08 million people 2.97 million people 5.19 million people 10
2020s 2.37 million people 2.20 million people 2.72 million people 5

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 11 Mozambique 2.66 million people compare
  2. 12 Pakistan 2.41 million people compare
  3. 13 Brazil 2.27 million people compare
  4. 15 Sudan 2.16 million people compare
  5. 16 Colombia 1.83 million people compare
  6. 17 Uganda 1.78 million people compare

See the full ranking of 178 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drinking water services in rural areas in Indonesia?
Drinking water services in rural areas in Indonesia was 2.20 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 7.68 million people in 2000.
What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.20 million people in 2024.
How does Indonesia rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
Indonesia ranks 14th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Drinking water services in rural areas
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, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.