Cropland — Area per capita in Indonesia
Indonesia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.15 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Indonesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 0.15 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Indonesia peaked at 0.21 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.15 ha/cap, in 1994.
That places Indonesia 123rd out of 250 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.
Cropland — Area per capita in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.21 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.17 ha/cap | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.18 ha/cap | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.16 ha/cap | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.16 ha/cap | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.16 ha/cap | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.15 ha/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.18 ha/cap, 83% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.15 ha/cap is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.135 ha/cap, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1956 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.172 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.166 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.157 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.159 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.159 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.158 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 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)
- 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 cropland — area per capita in Indonesia?
- Cropland — area per capita in Indonesia was 0.15 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.21 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 ha/cap in 1994.
- How does Indonesia rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Indonesia ranks 123rd out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.