Tap water in Indonesia

Not safe to drink

This reflects the CDC's travel health guidance for Indonesia; no WHO coverage figure is published for this country. National figures describe a country, not the tap in front of you.

What the sources say

US CDC Travelers' Health

Advises travellers that tap water is generally not safe to drink in Indonesia.

Numbeo

53.15/100 on the water drinkability and accessibility index, which Numbeo reads as “Moderate”. This one is crowdsourced from residents rather than measured.

Lonely Planet

Never drink tap water in Indonesia. Widely available and cheap, bottled water is generally safe; however, check the seal is intact when purchasing. Look for places that allow you to...

Never drink tap water in Indonesia. Widely available and cheap, bottled water is generally safe; however, check the seal is intact when purchasing. Look for places that allow you to refill containers, thus cutting down on landfill. Most ice in restaurants is fine if it is uniform in size and made at a central plant (standard for large cities and tourist areas). Avoid ice that is chipped off larger blocks (more common in rural areas). Fresh juices can be a risk outside of tourist restaurants and cafes.

This is a national picture, and it varies. Some cities treat their water to a standard the country as a whole does not reach. Where the water is not safe, boiling, filtering or sealed bottles are the usual options, and ice and raw salad washed in tap water carry the same risk as the water itself.

What bottled water costs you here

Drinking tap water instead of bottled would save one adult about 285$ a year in Indonesia, and keep several hundred plastic bottles out of circulation.

Work out your own saving

Places in Indonesia

Water quality is local. These places have their own readings.

Elsewhere in Asia