Most Indonesian Households Will Drink Refilled Water in 2024

According to a report by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), in March 2024, the majority, or 34.49%, of households in Indonesia used refilled water as their primary source of drinking water.

Furthermore, 16.51% of households obtained drinking water from boreholes or pumps, 14.45% from protected wells, and 9.15% from protected springs.

Another 9.13% of households consumed branded bottled water, and only 9.11% used piped water or tap water.

"When viewed by village classification, the use of piped water is higher in urban areas than in rural areas (10.21% versus 7.54%)," wrote the BPS in its 2024 Housing and Environmental Health Indicators report.

Meanwhile, households whose drinking water sources came from rainwater, unprotected wells, unprotected springs, surface water, and others had a proportion of less than 3%, as shown in the attached graph.

The BPS also recorded that in March 2024, 92.64% of households in Indonesia had access to a safe drinking water source.

DKI Jakarta had the highest rate of access to safe drinking water sources at 99.96%. Meanwhile, Papua Pegunungan had the lowest, at only 30.64%.

"The equitable provision of safe drinking water still needs continuous monitoring and improvement in its fulfillment by the Indonesian government, considering that fulfilling the need for safe water is a fundamental right of every person and a primary need," wrote the BPS.