People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Indonesia
Indonesia: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities was 7.90 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas 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
In 2024, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Indonesia stood at 7.90 million people. 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, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Indonesia peaked at 80.09 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.90 million people, 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.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.09 million people | — |
| 2001 | 77.13 million people | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 74.13 million people | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 71.09 million people | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 68.00 million people | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 64.92 million people | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 61.85 million people | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 58.78 million people | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 55.69 million people | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 52.58 million people | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 49.50 million people | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 46.52 million people | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 43.55 million people | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 40.55 million people | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 37.54 million people | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 34.51 million people | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 31.48 million people | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 28.46 million people | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 25.45 million people | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 22.45 million people | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 19.48 million people | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 16.51 million people | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 13.59 million people | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 10.73 million people | -21.1% |
| 2024 | 7.90 million people | -26.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 7.90 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36,902 people, 214.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 7.90 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 169,853 people, 46.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities 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 people | 7.90 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.43 million people | 52.58 million people | 80.09 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.00 million people | 22.45 million people | 49.50 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.64 million people | 7.90 million people | 19.48 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 21 South Sudan 8.11 million people compare
- 22 Angola 8.01 million people compare
- 23 Cote d'Ivoire 7.92 million people compare
- 25 Cameroon 7.72 million people compare
- 26 Papua New Guinea 6.84 million people compare
- 27 Myanmar 6.61 million people 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 people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Indonesia?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Indonesia was 7.90 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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.09 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.90 million people in 2024.
- How does Indonesia rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Indonesia ranks 24th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People in rural areas 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.