People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest urban in Indonesia
Indonesia: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest urban was 98.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Indonesia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Indonesia stood at 98.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Indonesia peaked at 98.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 92.1%, in 2000.
That places Indonesia 50th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest urban in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.1% | — |
| 2001 | 92.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 92.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 93.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 94.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 94.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 98.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 99% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 98.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 99.6%, 99% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.6% | 92.1% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 95.9% | 98.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Indonesia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Indonesia was 98.8% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.1% in 2000.
- How does Indonesia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Indonesia ranks 50th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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