People not using improved sanitation facilities in Indonesia

Indonesia: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 14.82 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
14.82 million people
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
16th
of 232 countries
All-time high
97.04 million people
in 2000
All-time low
14.82 million people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People not using improved sanitation facilities in Indonesia, 2000–2024

20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M2000201220242000: 97.0M people2001: 94.1M people2002: 91.0M people2003: 87.9M people2004: 84.7M people2005: 81.5M people2006: 78.3M people2007: 75.0M people2008: 71.7M people2009: 68.4M people2010: 65.0M people2011: 61.7M people2012: 58.3M people2013: 54.9M people2014: 51.4M people2015: 47.9M people2016: 44.3M people2017: 40.7M people2018: 37.0M people2019: 33.4M people2020: 29.7M people2021: 25.9M people2022: 22.2M people2023: 18.5M people2024: 14.8M people

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  4. 17 Yemen 13.40 million people compare
  5. 18 Afghanistan 13.39 million people compare
  6. 19 China 12.25 million people compare

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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

Indicator
People not using improved sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.