Agriculture-driven deforestation in Indonesia
Indonesia: Agriculture-driven deforestation was 845,360 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture-driven deforestation in Indonesia, 2001–2024
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 845,360 hectares for agriculture-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, agriculture-driven deforestation in Indonesia peaked at 1.79 million hectares in 2012 and was at its lowest, 334,844 hectares, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 906,390 hectares | 334,844 hectares | 1.58 million hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million hectares | 817,834 hectares | 1.79 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 774,194 hectares | 622,027 hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More environment data for Indonesia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1,324 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.67 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 88.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 283.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.7499 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 429.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.4578 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.916 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 54.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture-driven deforestation in Indonesia?
- Agriculture-driven deforestation in Indonesia was 845,360 hectares in 2024, according to Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 million hectares in 2012.
- What is the lowest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 334,844 hectares in 2003.
- How does Indonesia rank for agriculture-driven deforestation?
- Indonesia ranks 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture-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 Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.