People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Indonesia
Indonesia: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 11.68 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved water source 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source in Indonesia is 11.68 million people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Indonesia peaked at 43.05 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.68 million people, in 2024.
Indonesia ranks 8th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.70 million people | 30.23 million people | 43.05 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.46 million people | 16.08 million people | 28.78 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.64 million people | 11.68 million people | 14.66 million people | 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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Indonesia?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Indonesia was 11.68 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.05 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.68 million people in 2024.
- How does Indonesia rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Indonesia ranks 8th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.