People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Indonesia
Indonesia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 was 2.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Indonesia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Indonesia is 2.9%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 73.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Indonesia peaked at 15.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2017.
Indonesia ranks 30th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.4% | — |
| 2001 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 9.1% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 2.9% | 8.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 27 Zambia 4.1% compare
- 28 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.4% compare
- 29 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.0% compare
- 31 Côte d'Ivoire 2.4% compare
- 32 Malawi 1.9% compare
- 33 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.8% compare
More health data for Indonesia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4924 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,286 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,463 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3,919 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 254 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 36,590 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Indonesia?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Indonesia was 2.9% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2017.
- How does Indonesia rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
- Indonesia ranks 30th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.2%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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