People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Indonesia

Indonesia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 0.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.6%
Change on year
down 24.2%
World rank
20th
of 97 countries
All-time high
3.8%
in 2000
All-time low
0.6%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Indonesia, 2000–2017

12342000200820172000: 3.8 highest2001: 3.8 highest2002: 3.6 highest2003: 3.4 highest2004: 3.2 highest2005: 3 highest2006: 2.8 highest2007: 2.6 highest2008: 2.4 highest2009: 2.2 highest2010: 2 highest2011: 1.8 highest2012: 1.6 highest2013: 1.4 highest2014: 1.2 highest2015: 1 highest2016: 0.812 highest2017: 0.615 highest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 0.6% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.2% on the previous year and down 76.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Indonesia peaked at 3.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2017.

Indonesia ranks 20th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest) in Indonesia, 2000 to 2017.
Year highest Change
2000 3.8%
2001 3.8% +0.0%
2002 3.6% -5.2%
2003 3.4% -5.5%
2004 3.2% -5.8%
2005 3.0% -6.2%
2006 2.8% -6.6%
2007 2.6% -7.1%
2008 2.4% -7.6%
2009 2.2% -8.2%
2010 2.0% -9.0%
2011 1.8% -9.9%
2012 1.6% -11.0%
2013 1.4% -12.3%
2014 1.2% -14.0%
2015 1.0% -16.3%
2016 0.8% -19.5%
2017 0.6% -24.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.1% 2.2% 3.8% 10
2010s 1.3% 0.6% 2.0% 8

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 17 Central African Republic 0.8% compare
  2. 18 Mozambique 0.8% compare
  3. 19 Haiti 0.6% compare
  4. 21 Côte d'Ivoire 0.6% compare
  5. 22 Malawi 0.5% compare
  6. 23 Congo 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Indonesia?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Indonesia was 0.6% 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): q5 recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
How does Indonesia rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
Indonesia ranks 20th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 76.2%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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