Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Indonesia
Indonesia: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 28.93 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Indonesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 28.93 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Indonesia peaked at 29.01 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.24 %, in 1961.
Indonesia ranks 151st of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.24 % | — |
| 1962 | 17.34 % | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 17.46 % | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 17.53 % | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 17.66 % | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 17.75 % | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 17.82 % | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 18.04 % | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 18.25 % | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 18.33 % | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 18.54 % | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 18.75 % | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 18.91 % | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 19.06 % | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 19.28 % | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 19.27 % | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 19.38 % | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 19.54 % | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 19.79 % | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 20.02 % | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 20.23 % | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 20.44 % | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 20.55 % | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 20.45 % | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 21.68 % | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 22.79 % | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 24 % | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 24.36 % | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 24.53 % | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 24.89 % | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 22.92 % | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 22.83 % | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 23.19 % | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 23.17 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 23.72 % | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 23.72 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 23.72 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 23.8 % | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 24.35 % | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 23.76 % | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 24.2 % | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 24.52 % | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 24.79 % | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 24.84 % | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 24.94 % | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 25.52 % | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 26.05 % | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 26.2 % | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 26.57 % | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 26.57 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27.1 % | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 27.09 % | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 27.35 % | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 27.51 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 27.61 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.87 % | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 27.76 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 28.41 % | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 28.75 % | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 28.96 % | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 28.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.01 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 28.91 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 28.93 % | +0.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 28.93 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.07 %, 74% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 28.93 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.45 %, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.68 % | 17.24 % | 18.25 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.09 % | 18.33 % | 19.79 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.91 % | 20.02 % | 24.53 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.63 % | 22.83 % | 24.89 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.14 % | 23.76 % | 26.57 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.6 % | 26.57 % | 28.75 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.95 % | 28.91 % | 29.01 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 148 Argentina 29.52 % compare
- 149 Montserrat 29.41 % compare
- 150 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 29.01 % compare
- 152 Guadeloupe 28.66 % compare
- 153 Honduras 28.49 % compare
- 154 Brazil 28.37 % compare
More environment data for Indonesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.153 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Indonesia?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Indonesia was 28.93 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.01 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.24 % in 1961.
- How does Indonesia rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Indonesia ranks 151st out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.