Rural without improved sanitation in Indonesia
Indonesia: Rural without improved sanitation was 7.90 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rural without improved sanitation in Indonesia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, rural without improved sanitation in Indonesia stood at 7.90 million. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.4% on the previous year and down 79.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural without improved sanitation in Indonesia peaked at 80.09 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.90 million, in 2024.
Indonesia ranks 24th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Rural without improved sanitation in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.09 million | — |
| 2001 | 77.13 million | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 74.13 million | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 71.09 million | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 68.00 million | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 64.92 million | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 61.85 million | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 58.78 million | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 55.69 million | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 52.58 million | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 49.50 million | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 46.52 million | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 43.55 million | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 40.55 million | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 37.54 million | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 34.51 million | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 31.48 million | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 28.46 million | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 25.45 million | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 22.45 million | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 19.48 million | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 16.51 million | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 13.59 million | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 10.73 million | -21.1% |
| 2024 | 7.90 million | -26.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 7.90 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36,902, 214.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 7.90 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 169,853, 46.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rural without improved sanitation in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -26.4% | 10.73 million | 7.90 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.43 million | 52.58 million | 80.09 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.00 million | 22.45 million | 49.50 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.64 million | 7.90 million | 19.48 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 21 South Sudan 8.11 million compare
- 22 Angola 8.01 million compare
- 23 Cote d'Ivoire 7.92 million compare
- 25 Cameroon 7.72 million compare
- 26 Papua New Guinea 6.84 million compare
- 27 Myanmar 6.61 million compare
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 rural without improved sanitation in Indonesia?
- Rural without improved sanitation in Indonesia was 7.90 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rural without improved sanitation recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.09 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest rural without improved sanitation recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.90 million in 2024.
- How does Indonesia rank for rural without improved sanitation?
- Indonesia ranks 24th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural without improved sanitation rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rural without improved sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).