Agricultural land — Area in Indonesia

Indonesia: Agricultural land — Area was 54,754 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
54,754 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
20th
of 237 countries
All-time high
54,898 1000 ha
in 2022
All-time low
31,230 1000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Area in Indonesia, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, agricultural land — area in Indonesia stood at 54,754 1000 ha.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Indonesia peaked at 54,898 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31,230 1000 ha, in 1961.

That places Indonesia 20th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 32,023 1000 ha 31,230 1000 ha 33,063 1000 ha 9
1970s 34,574 1000 ha 33,203 1000 ha 35,854 1000 ha 10
1980s 39,685 1000 ha 36,267 1000 ha 44,435 1000 ha 10
1990s 42,810 1000 ha 41,356 1000 ha 45,083 1000 ha 10
2000s 47,201 1000 ha 44,618 1000 ha 49,891 1000 ha 10
2010s 51,824 1000 ha 49,882 1000 ha 53,979 1000 ha 10
2020s 54,707 1000 ha 54,382 1000 ha 54,898 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 17 Nigeria 70,208 1000 ha compare
  2. 18 Canada 56,796 1000 ha compare
  3. 19 Ethiopia PDR 56,105 1000 ha compare
  4. 21 Chad 50,338 1000 ha compare
  5. 22 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 47,067 1000 ha compare
  6. 23 Niger 46,619 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — area in Indonesia?
Agricultural land — area in Indonesia was 54,754 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 54,898 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 31,230 1000 ha in 1961.
How does Indonesia rank for agricultural land — area?
Indonesia ranks 20th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.