Commodity driven deforestation in Indonesia
Indonesia: Commodity driven deforestation was 845,360 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Commodity driven deforestation in Indonesia, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 845,360 for commodity driven deforestation in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commodity driven deforestation in Indonesia peaked at 1.79 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 334,844, in 2003.
That places Indonesia 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Commodity driven deforestation in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 556,142 | — |
| 2002 | 603,239 | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 334,844 | -44.5% |
| 2004 | 960,150 | +186.7% |
| 2005 | 902,557 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.14 million | +26.6% |
| 2007 | 976,105 | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 1.58 million | +43.8% |
| 2010 | 979,393 | -38.1% |
| 2011 | 1.20 million | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 1.79 million | +49.0% |
| 2013 | 900,468 | -49.7% |
| 2014 | 1.41 million | +56.6% |
| 2015 | 1.13 million | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 1.31 million | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 967,856 | -26.1% |
| 2018 | 896,466 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 817,834 | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 664,350 | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 622,027 | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 664,304 | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 1.07 million | +61.8% |
| 2024 | 845,360 | -21.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 845,360 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.26, 1836.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 845,360 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,101, 767.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Commodity driven deforestation in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +186.7% | 334,844 | 960,150 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 906,390 | 334,844 | 1.58 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million | 817,834 | 1.79 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 774,194 | 622,027 | 1.07 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More environment data for Indonesia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.5932 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0368 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 5.52 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commodity driven deforestation in Indonesia?
- Commodity driven deforestation in Indonesia was 845,360 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 334,844 in 2003.
- How does Indonesia rank for commodity driven deforestation?
- Indonesia ranks 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commodity driven deforestation rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Commodity driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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