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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1,324 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.67 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 88.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 283.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.7499 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 429.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.4578 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.916 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 54.41 Mt CO2e (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.