Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Indonesia
Indonesia: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 5.48 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Indonesia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Indonesia stood at 5.48 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Indonesia peaked at 5.48 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.17 million hectares, in 1990.
Indonesia ranks 12th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.24 million hectares | 3.17 million hectares | 3.31 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.83 million hectares | 3.32 million hectares | 4.35 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.76 million hectares | 4.46 million hectares | 5.29 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.47 million hectares | 5.45 million hectares | 5.48 million hectares | 6 |
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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Indonesia?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Indonesia was 5.48 million hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.48 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.17 million hectares in 1990.
- How does Indonesia rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Indonesia ranks 12th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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