India vs Indonesia: Land use over the long-term
India
10.48 million hectares
in 2025
Indonesia
10.51 million hectares
in 2025
India rank
50th
Indonesia rank
49th
Land use over the long-term over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 10.51 million hectares against 10.48 million hectares in India, a difference of 37,300 hectares.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was India ahead.
India ranks 50th and Indonesia ranks 49th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, India averaged higher in 29 and Indonesia in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.94 million hectares | 531,177 hectares | 1.40 million hectares | India |
| 1100s | 2.00 million hectares | 590,197 hectares | 1.41 million hectares | India |
| 1200s | 2.06 million hectares | 649,216 hectares | 1.42 million hectares | India |
| 1300s | 2.13 million hectares | 708,227 hectares | 1.42 million hectares | India |
| 1400s | 2.19 million hectares | 902,998 hectares | 1.29 million hectares | India |
| 1500s | 2.26 million hectares | 1.10 million hectares | 1.16 million hectares | India |
| 1600s | 2.32 million hectares | 1.20 million hectares | 1.12 million hectares | India |
| 1700s | 2.84 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | India |
| 1710s | 2.90 million hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 1.54 million hectares | India |
| 1720s | 2.96 million hectares | 1.37 million hectares | 1.59 million hectares | India |
| 1730s | 3.03 million hectares | 1.39 million hectares | 1.64 million hectares | India |
| 1740s | 3.09 million hectares | 1.40 million hectares | 1.69 million hectares | India |
| 1750s | 3.15 million hectares | 1.42 million hectares | 1.74 million hectares | India |
| 1760s | 3.22 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | 1.73 million hectares | India |
| 1770s | 3.28 million hectares | 1.56 million hectares | 1.72 million hectares | India |
| 1780s | 3.34 million hectares | 1.63 million hectares | 1.71 million hectares | India |
| 1790s | 3.41 million hectares | 1.70 million hectares | 1.71 million hectares | India |
| 1800s | 3.47 million hectares | 1.77 million hectares | 1.70 million hectares | India |
| 1810s | 3.53 million hectares | 1.86 million hectares | 1.67 million hectares | India |
| 1820s | 3.53 million hectares | 1.96 million hectares | 1.57 million hectares | India |
| 1830s | 3.72 million hectares | 2.06 million hectares | 1.66 million hectares | India |
| 1840s | 3.65 million hectares | 2.15 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | India |
| 1850s | 3.99 million hectares | 2.25 million hectares | 1.74 million hectares | India |
| 1860s | 4.20 million hectares | 2.85 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | India |
| 1870s | 4.40 million hectares | 3.44 million hectares | 959,830 hectares | India |
| 1880s | 4.42 million hectares | 4.04 million hectares | 380,160 hectares | India |
| 1890s | 4.81 million hectares | 4.65 million hectares | 157,580 hectares | India |
| 1900s | 4.89 million hectares | 5.69 million hectares | 797,690 hectares | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 4.54 million hectares | 6.73 million hectares | 2.19 million hectares | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 4.59 million hectares | 7.77 million hectares | 3.18 million hectares | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 5.08 million hectares | 8.83 million hectares | 3.75 million hectares | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 5.78 million hectares | 9.84 million hectares | 4.07 million hectares | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 9.84 million hectares | 11.31 million hectares | 1.47 million hectares | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 13.96 million hectares | 11.87 million hectares | 2.10 million hectares | India |
| 1970s | 12.56 million hectares | 11.78 million hectares | 780,100 hectares | India |
| 1980s | 11.75 million hectares | 11.78 million hectares | 31,980 hectares | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 11.05 million hectares | 11.30 million hectares | 249,760 hectares | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 10.50 million hectares | 10.63 million hectares | 131,850 hectares | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 10.26 million hectares | 10.51 million hectares | 251,300 hectares | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 10.39 million hectares | 10.50 million hectares | 112,900 hectares | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, India or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 10.51 million hectares against 10.48 million hectares in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between India and Indonesia?
- 37,300 hectares, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- India ranks 50th and Indonesia ranks 49th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.