Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Indonesia
Indonesia: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 4.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Indonesia is 4.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Indonesia peaked at 24.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2024.
That places Indonesia 66th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 15.6% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 7.1% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.7% | 6.4% | 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 population not using improved drinking water sources in Indonesia?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Indonesia was 4.7% 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 population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2024.
- How does Indonesia rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Indonesia ranks 66th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. 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 Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion 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.