People not using improved sanitation facilities in Indonesia
Indonesia: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 14.82 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities 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
Indonesia recorded 14.82 million people for people not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 71.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Indonesia peaked at 97.04 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.82 million people, in 2024.
Indonesia ranks 16th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.04 million people | — |
| 2001 | 94.08 million people | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 91.04 million people | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 87.93 million people | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 84.73 million people | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 81.52 million people | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 78.30 million people | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 75.05 million people | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 71.74 million people | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 68.39 million people | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 65.01 million people | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 61.68 million people | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 58.32 million people | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 54.91 million people | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 51.42 million people | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 47.89 million people | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 44.31 million people | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 40.69 million people | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 37.04 million people | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 33.37 million people | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 29.67 million people | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 25.93 million people | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 22.21 million people | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 18.52 million people | -16.6% |
| 2024 | 14.82 million people | -20.0% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 14.82 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67,932 people, 218.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 14.82 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,588 people, 1399.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.98 million people | 68.39 million people | 97.04 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.46 million people | 33.37 million people | 65.01 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.23 million people | 14.82 million people | 29.67 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More reference data data for Indonesia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 23.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 46.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 19.49 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Indonesia?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Indonesia was 14.82 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.04 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.82 million people in 2024.
- How does Indonesia rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Indonesia ranks 16th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.2%. 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.