Tap Water Safety in Indonesia

Last UpdateApril 8, 2021 12:53 pm

How do People In Indonesia Rate The Tap Water?

Travellers and residents of Indonesia have rated the water quality and pollution as follows, according to subjective survey data. A score of 100% is considered very high, and a score of 0% is very low. Please be cautious that "moderate to very high" water pollution is bad and the higher the rate of water quality the better.

Tap water ratings

  • Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility 47% Moderate
  • Water Pollution 61% High
  • Drinking Water Quality and Accessibility 53% Moderate
  • Water Quality 39% Low

Can you drink the tap water in Indonesia?

The US Center for Disease Control's travel advisory recommends avoiding tap water and drinking bottled or disinfected water in Indonesia (source). Like all countries though, water accessibility, sanitation, and treatment vary widely from location to location, so we encourage looking for specific city information.

Wikitravel

Tap water is generally not potable in Indonesia. Water or ice served to you in restaurants may have been purified and/or boiled (air minum or air putih), but do ask. Bottled water, usually known as Aqua after the best-known brand, is cheap and available everywhere, but check that the seal is intact.
Most hotels provide free drinking water because tap water is rarely potable. Do not use tap water for brushing your teeth. Also beware of ice which may not have been prepared with potable water or kept in hygienic conditions.

Reminder

Always take extra precautions, the water may be safe to drink when it leaves the sewage treatment plant but it may pick up pollutants during its way to your tap. We advise that you ask locals or hotel staff about the water quality. Also, note that different cities have different water mineral contents.

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