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.
Agriculture-driven deforestation in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 556,142 hectares | — |
| 2002 | 603,239 hectares | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 334,844 hectares | -44.5% |
| 2004 | 960,150 hectares | +186.7% |
| 2005 | 902,557 hectares | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.14 million hectares | +26.6% |
| 2007 | 976,105 hectares | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million hectares | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 1.58 million hectares | +43.8% |
| 2010 | 979,393 hectares | -38.1% |
| 2011 | 1.20 million hectares | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 1.79 million hectares | +49.0% |
| 2013 | 900,468 hectares | -49.7% |
| 2014 | 1.41 million hectares | +56.6% |
| 2015 | 1.13 million hectares | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 1.31 million hectares | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 967,856 hectares | -26.1% |
| 2018 | 896,466 hectares | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 817,834 hectares | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 664,350 hectares | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 622,027 hectares | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 664,304 hectares | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 1.07 million hectares | +61.8% |
| 2024 | 845,360 hectares | -21.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 845,360 hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.26 hectares, 1836.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 845,360 hectares is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,101 hectares, 767.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture-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 hectares | 960,150 hectares |
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
- 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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.