People not using improved drinking water sources in Indonesia

Indonesia: People not using improved drinking water sources was 13.30 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
13.30 million people
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
8th
of 231 countries
All-time high
52.34 million people
in 2000
All-time low
13.30 million people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People not using improved drinking water sources in Indonesia, 2000–2024

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M2000201220242000: 52.3M people2001: 50.9M people2002: 49.4M people2003: 47.8M people2004: 46.2M people2005: 44.6M people2006: 43.0M people2007: 41.3M people2008: 39.7M people2009: 37.9M people2010: 36.2M people2011: 34.5M people2012: 32.7M people2013: 30.9M people2014: 29.1M people2015: 27.2M people2016: 25.3M people2017: 23.4M people2018: 21.5M people2019: 19.5M people2020: 17.5M people2021: 15.4M people2022: 13.4M people2023: 13.4M people2024: 13.3M 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 people not using improved drinking water sources in Indonesia is 13.30 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 54.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Indonesia peaked at 52.34 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.30 million people, in 2024.

That places Indonesia 8th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.32 million people 37.93 million people 52.34 million people 10
2010s 28.03 million people 19.48 million people 36.18 million people 10
2020s 14.59 million people 13.30 million people 17.47 million people 5

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 5 Ethiopia 22.06 million people compare
  2. 6 Tanzania 15.46 million people compare
  3. 7 Kenya 14.46 million people compare
  4. 9 Madagascar 12.67 million people compare
  5. 10 Pakistan 12.20 million people compare
  6. 11 Mozambique 8.56 million people compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Indonesia?
People not using improved drinking water sources in Indonesia was 13.30 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 52.34 million people in 2000.
What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 13.30 million people in 2024.
How does Indonesia rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
Indonesia ranks 8th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using improved drinking water sources
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
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
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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.