Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Indonesia
Indonesia: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 0.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Indonesia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Indonesia stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Indonesia peaked at 2.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.
That places Indonesia 50th out of 105 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.2% | — |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -51.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -35.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -34.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -74.6% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 73% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 1.2× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
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- 51 Central African Republic 0.1% compare
- 52 New Zealand 0.1% compare
- 53 Papua New Guinea 0.1% compare
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 annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Indonesia?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Indonesia was 0.1% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- How does Indonesia rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Indonesia ranks 50th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.