Forest land — Area in Indonesia
Indonesia: Forest land — Area was 95,969 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Indonesia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Indonesia is 95,969 1000 ha, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Indonesia peaked at 116,334 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 91,959 1000 ha, in 2000.
That places Indonesia 12th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 116,334 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 113,897 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 111,459 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 109,022 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 106,584 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 104,147 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 101,709 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 99,271 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 96,834 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 94,396 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 91,959 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 92,393 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 92,828 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 93,263 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 93,697 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 94,132 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 94,567 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 95,001 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 95,436 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 95,870 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 96,305 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 96,050 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 95,794 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 95,539 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 95,283 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 95,028 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 95,135 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 95,242 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 95,348 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 95,455 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 95,562 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 95,643 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 95,725 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 95,806 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 95,888 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 95,969 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 95,969 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 1000 ha, 41.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 95,969 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,137 1000 ha, 84.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 105,365 1000 ha | 94,396 1000 ha | 116,334 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 93,915 1000 ha | 91,959 1000 ha | 95,870 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 95,518 1000 ha | 95,028 1000 ha | 96,305 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 95,766 1000 ha | 95,562 1000 ha | 95,969 1000 ha | 6 |
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 forest land — area in Indonesia?
- Forest land — area in Indonesia was 95,969 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 116,334 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,959 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Indonesia rank for forest land — area?
- Indonesia ranks 12th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.