Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Indonesia
Indonesia: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 1.51 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Indonesia, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Indonesia is 1.51 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 69.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Indonesia peaked at 6.57 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.51 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Indonesia ranks 20th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.57 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 6.52 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 6.47 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 6.4 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 6.32 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 6.22 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 6.11 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 5.99 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 5.85 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 5.69 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 5.52 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 5.32 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 5.11 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 4.87 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 4.62 people per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 4.35 people per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 4.06 people per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 3.75 people per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 3.43 people per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 3.08 people per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 2.72 people per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 2.31 people per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 1.92 people per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 1.51 people per square kilometre | -21.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 1.51 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0047 people per square kilometre, 320.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.21 people per square kilometre | 5.69 people per square kilometre | 6.57 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.41 people per square kilometre | 3.08 people per square kilometre | 5.52 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 people per square kilometre | 1.51 people per square kilometre | 2.72 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 17 Sierra Leone 1.97 people per square kilometre compare
- 18 El Salvador 1.96 people per square kilometre compare
- 19 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.63 people per square kilometre compare
- 21 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.51 people per square kilometre compare
- 22 Cape Verde 1.49 people per square kilometre compare
- 23 Comoros 1.49 people per square kilometre 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Indonesia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Indonesia was 1.51 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.57 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Indonesia rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Indonesia ranks 20th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.