People using improved drinking water sources in Indonesia
Indonesia: People using improved drinking water sources was 11.00 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in Indonesia is 11.00 million people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Indonesia peaked at 44.05 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.00 million people, in 2024.
That places Indonesia 6th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.05 million people | — |
| 2001 | 42.84 million people | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 41.58 million people | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 40.29 million people | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 38.95 million people | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 37.60 million people | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 36.24 million people | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 34.85 million people | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 33.43 million people | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 31.98 million people | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 30.51 million people | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 29.05 million people | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 27.57 million people | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 26.06 million people | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 24.51 million people | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 22.92 million people | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 21.30 million people | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 19.65 million people | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 17.98 million people | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 16.29 million people | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 14.57 million people | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 12.83 million people | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 11.08 million people | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 11.04 million people | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 11.00 million people | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.18 million people | 31.98 million people | 44.05 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.58 million people | 16.29 million people | 30.51 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.11 million people | 11.00 million people | 14.57 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
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- 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0077 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 21.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Indonesia?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Indonesia was 11.00 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.05 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.00 million people in 2024.
- How does Indonesia rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Indonesia ranks 6th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.