Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Indonesia
Indonesia: Share of urban population using at least basic water services was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban population using at least basic 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
In 2024, share of urban population using at least basic water services in Indonesia stood at 95.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population using at least basic water services in Indonesia peaked at 95.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 89.8%, in 2000.
That places Indonesia 134th out of 188 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 | 91.7% | 89.8% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 93.7% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 95.0% | 95.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 131 El Salvador 95.2% compare
- 132 Cape Verde 95.1% compare
- 133 Nigeria 95.1% compare
- 135 Tajikistan 94.9% compare
- 136 Bosnia and Herzegovina 94.9% compare
- 137 Algeria 94.8% compare
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 urban population using at least basic water services in Indonesia?
- Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Indonesia was 95.0% 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 urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.8% in 2000.
- How does Indonesia rank for share of urban population using at least basic water services?
- Indonesia ranks 134th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population using at least basic water services rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 urban population using at least basic 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.