Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Indonesia
Indonesia: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 95.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Indonesia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Indonesia is 95.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Indonesia peaked at 95.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 2000.
Indonesia ranks 166th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.8% | — |
| 2001 | 76.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 77.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 78.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 79.7% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 80.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 81.6% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 82.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 83.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 84.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 85.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 86.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 87.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 87.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 88.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 89.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 90.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 91.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 92.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 94.4% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 95.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.8%, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 95.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.8%, 96% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.2% | 75.8% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 85.3% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 93.6% | 95.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More environment data for Indonesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.153 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Indonesia?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Indonesia was 95.3% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 2000.
- How does Indonesia rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Indonesia ranks 166th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.