Municipal water withdrawal in Indonesia
Indonesia: Municipal water withdrawal was 23.80 billion cubic meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
23.80 billion cubic meters
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 183 countries
All-time high
23.80 billion cubic meters
in 2016
All-time low
4.73 billion cubic meters
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Municipal water withdrawal in Indonesia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 23.80 billion cubic meters for municipal water withdrawal in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Indonesia peaked at 23.80 billion cubic meters in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.73 billion cubic meters, in 1990.
That places Indonesia 4th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Municipal water withdrawal in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.73 billion cubic meters | — |
| 1991 | 5.57 billion cubic meters | +17.8% |
| 1992 | 6.41 billion cubic meters | +15.1% |
| 1993 | 7.25 billion cubic meters | +13.1% |
| 1994 | 8.09 billion cubic meters | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 8.93 billion cubic meters | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 9.77 billion cubic meters | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 10.61 billion cubic meters | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 11.45 billion cubic meters | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 12.29 billion cubic meters | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 13.13 billion cubic meters | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 13.30 billion cubic meters | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 13.47 billion cubic meters | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 13.65 billion cubic meters | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 13.82 billion cubic meters | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 13.99 billion cubic meters | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 14.88 billion cubic meters | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 15.77 billion cubic meters | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 16.67 billion cubic meters | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 17.56 billion cubic meters | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 18.45 billion cubic meters | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 19.34 billion cubic meters | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 20.23 billion cubic meters | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 21.12 billion cubic meters | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 22.02 billion cubic meters | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 22.91 billion cubic meters | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 23.80 billion cubic meters | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 23.80 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.80 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.80 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.80 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23.80 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23.80 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.80 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 23.80 billion cubic meters is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 542.00 million cubic meters, 43.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 23.80 billion cubic meters is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.04 billion cubic meters, 22.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.51 billion cubic meters | 4.73 billion cubic meters | 12.29 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.62 billion cubic meters | 13.13 billion cubic meters | 17.56 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.93 billion cubic meters | 18.45 billion cubic meters | 23.80 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.80 billion cubic meters | 23.80 billion cubic meters | 23.80 billion cubic meters | 4 |
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Indonesia?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Indonesia was 23.80 billion cubic meters in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.80 billion cubic meters in 2016.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.73 billion cubic meters in 1990.
- How does Indonesia rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Indonesia ranks 4th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.