Africa vs Indonesia: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Africa
- Indonesia
How they compare
Africa currently reports 662,630 1000 ha against 95,969 1000 ha in Indonesia, a difference of 566,661 1000 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 6.9 times Indonesia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 10th of 36 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 764,785 1000 ha | 105,365 1000 ha | 659,420 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 731,519 1000 ha | 93,915 1000 ha | 637,605 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 695,359 1000 ha | 95,518 1000 ha | 599,841 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 669,745 1000 ha | 95,766 1000 ha | 573,979 1000 ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Africa or Indonesia?
- Africa, at 662,630 1000 ha against 95,969 1000 ha in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Africa and Indonesia?
- 566,661 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Indonesia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Africa and Indonesia rank globally for forest land — area?
- Africa ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 10th of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.