Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Indonesia

Indonesia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 32.31 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
32.31 %
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
136th
of 248 countries
All-time high
48.87 %
in 1986
All-time low
32.31 %
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Indonesia, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Indonesia stood at 32.31 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Indonesia peaked at 48.87 % in 1986 and was at its lowest, 32.31 %, in 2024.

That places Indonesia 136th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Indonesia, 1961 to 2024.
Year % Change
1961 46.7 % —
1962 46.89 % +0.4%
1963 47.04 % +0.3%
1964 47.34 % +0.6%
1965 47.45 % +0.2%
1966 47.67 % +0.5%
1967 47.95 % +0.6%
1968 47.83 % -0.3%
1969 47.72 % -0.2%
1970 47.97 % +0.5%
1971 47.86 % -0.2%
1972 47.77 % -0.2%
1973 47.81 % +0.1%
1974 47.86 % +0.1%
1975 47.74 % -0.3%
1976 48.19 % +0.9%
1977 48.34 % +0.3%
1978 48.38 % +0.1%
1979 48.18 % -0.4%
1980 48.04 % -0.3%
1981 47.96 % -0.2%
1982 47.85 % -0.2%
1983 48.01 % +0.3%
1984 48.64 % +1.3%
1985 48.63 % -0.0%
1986 48.87 % +0.5%
1987 48.68 % -0.4%
1988 47.93 % -1.5%
1989 46.94 % -2.1%
1990 44.92 % -4.3%
1991 43.54 % -3.1%
1992 43.78 % +0.6%
1993 43.15 % -1.4%
1994 40.8 % -5.4%
1995 40.35 % -1.1%
1996 41.75 % +3.5%
1997 41.75 % +0.0%
1998 41.61 % -0.3%
1999 40.67 % -2.3%
2000 40.21 % -1.1%
2001 39.48 % -1.8%
2002 38.97 % -1.3%
2003 38.55 % -1.1%
2004 38.46 % -0.2%
2005 38.28 % -0.5%
2006 37.39 % -2.3%
2007 36.62 % -2.1%
2008 36.38 % -0.7%
2009 35.86 % -1.4%
2010 35.85 % -0.0%
2011 35.13 % -2.0%
2012 35.12 % -0.0%
2013 34.77 % -1.0%
2014 34.56 % -0.6%
2015 34.41 % -0.4%
2016 34.08 % -1.0%
2017 34.2 % +0.4%
2018 33.4 % -2.3%
2019 32.99 % -1.2%
2020 32.73 % -0.8%
2021 32.46 % -0.8%
2022 32.39 % -0.2%
2023 32.51 % +0.4%
2024 32.31 % -0.6%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 32.31 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.94 %, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 32.31 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.07 %, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 47.4 % 46.7 % 47.95 % 9
1970s 48.01 % 47.74 % 48.38 % 10
1980s 48.16 % 46.94 % 48.87 % 10
1990s 42.23 % 40.35 % 44.92 % 10
2000s 38.02 % 35.86 % 40.21 % 10
2010s 34.45 % 32.99 % 35.85 % 10
2020s 32.48 % 32.31 % 32.73 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Indonesia?
Arable land — share in agricultural land in Indonesia was 32.31 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 48.87 % in 1986.
What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 32.31 % in 2024.
How does Indonesia rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Indonesia ranks 136th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
281 places, 16,508 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.