Europe vs Indonesia: Primary Forest — Area

Europe
310,961 1000 ha
in 2025
Indonesia
46,648 1000 ha
in 2025
Europe rank
4th
Indonesia rank
6th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Europe
  • Indonesia
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199020072025

How they compare

Europe currently reports 310,961 1000 ha against 46,648 1000 ha in Indonesia, a difference of 264,313 1000 ha.

That makes Europe's figure about 6.7 times Indonesia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.

Europe ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 35 groups.

Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe Indonesia Difference Ahead
1990s 305,535 1000 ha 55,114 1000 ha 250,422 1000 ha Europe
2000s 307,283 1000 ha 47,788 1000 ha 259,495 1000 ha Europe
2010s 309,287 1000 ha 45,710 1000 ha 263,578 1000 ha Europe
2020s 310,516 1000 ha 46,822 1000 ha 263,694 1000 ha Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Europe or Indonesia?
Europe, at 310,961 1000 ha against 46,648 1000 ha in Indonesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Europe and Indonesia?
264,313 1000 ha, with Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Indonesia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Europe and Indonesia rank globally for primary forest — area?
Europe ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 35 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.