Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Indonesia
Indonesia: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 80.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 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
Indonesia recorded 80.4% for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Indonesia peaked at 81.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2000.
That places Indonesia 123rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.6% | — |
| 2001 | 66.7% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 67.8% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 70.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 71.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 72.3% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 73.4% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 74.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 75.6% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 76.7% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 77.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 78.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 78.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 79.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 79.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 80.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 80.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 81.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 81.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 81.1% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 80.4% | -0.8% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 80.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 85% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 80.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.4%, 86% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.6% | 65.6% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 76.7% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 80.4% | 81.7% | 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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Indonesia?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Indonesia was 80.4% 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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2000.
- How does Indonesia rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Indonesia ranks 123rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. 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, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.