People using improved sanitation facilities in Indonesia

Indonesia: People using improved sanitation facilities was 268.67 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
268.67 million people
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
4th
of 232 countries
All-time high
268.67 million people
in 2024
All-time low
119.03 million people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using improved sanitation facilities in Indonesia, 2000–2024

0100.0M200.0M300.0M2000201220242000: 119.0M people2001: 125.0M people2002: 131.1M people2003: 137.1M people2004: 143.2M people2005: 149.4M people2006: 155.7M people2007: 162.0M people2008: 168.4M people2009: 174.8M people2010: 181.3M people2011: 187.8M people2012: 194.4M people2013: 200.9M people2014: 207.5M people2015: 213.9M people2016: 220.3M people2017: 226.7M people2018: 232.9M people2019: 239.1M people2020: 245.1M people2021: 250.8M people2022: 256.6M people2023: 262.7M people2024: 268.7M people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using improved sanitation facilities in Indonesia is 268.67 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Indonesia peaked at 268.67 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 119.03 million people, in 2000.

Indonesia ranks 4th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 146.57 million people 119.03 million people 174.83 million people 10
2010s 210.48 million people 181.29 million people 239.12 million people 10
2020s 256.79 million people 245.15 million people 268.67 million people 5

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 1 China 1.43 billion people compare
  2. 2 India 1.35 billion people compare
  3. 3 United States 344.11 million people compare
  4. 5 Pakistan 199.64 million people compare
  5. 6 Brazil 196.11 million people compare
  6. 7 Bangladesh 153.01 million people compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Indonesia?
People using improved sanitation facilities in Indonesia was 268.67 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 using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 268.67 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 119.03 million people in 2000.
How does Indonesia rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
Indonesia ranks 4th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People 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
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.