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.
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
- 47 Venezuela 0.1% compare
- 48 China 0.1% compare
- 49 Panama 0.1% compare
- 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
- 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 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.