NTT Sanitation is the Worst in Indonesia

East Nusa Tenggara has the lowest rate of adequate sanitation in Indonesia. The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), in its 2015 Housing and Environmental Health Indicators, recorded that only 23.9 percent of households in this region have adequate sanitation facilities. Papua is the second region with low sanitation quality, with only one-third of Papuan residents having adequate sanitation.

Central Kalimantan, Bengkulu, and West Kalimantan also have poor sanitation. The percentage of households with adequate sanitation in these areas does not reach 50 percent. Adequate sanitation is crucial for determining environmental health. This report describes households with adequate sanitation as those possessing their own or shared toilet facilities, using a siphon toilet or a latrine with a cover, and having a septic tank for final waste disposal.