Grassland — Area from MODIS in Indonesia

Indonesia: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 3,941 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3,941 1000 ha
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
62nd
of 223 countries
All-time high
4,608 1000 ha
in 2016
All-time low
3,258 1000 ha
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Grassland — Area from MODIS in Indonesia, 2001–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2001201220242001: 3.3k 1000 ha2002: 3.4k 1000 ha2003: 3.7k 1000 ha2004: 3.8k 1000 ha2005: 3.5k 1000 ha2006: 3.5k 1000 ha2007: 3.4k 1000 ha2008: 3.7k 1000 ha2009: 4.2k 1000 ha2010: 4.0k 1000 ha2011: 3.9k 1000 ha2012: 3.9k 1000 ha2013: 4.1k 1000 ha2014: 4.4k 1000 ha2015: 4.6k 1000 ha2016: 4.6k 1000 ha2017: 4.3k 1000 ha2018: 4.3k 1000 ha2019: 4.5k 1000 ha2020: 4.5k 1000 ha2021: 4.4k 1000 ha2022: 4.4k 1000 ha2023: 4.5k 1000 ha2024: 3.9k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 3,941 1000 ha for grassland — area from modis in 2024.

That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Indonesia peaked at 4,608 1000 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3,258 1000 ha, in 2001.

Indonesia ranks 62nd of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Grassland — Area from MODIS in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Grassland — Area from MODIS in Indonesia, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 3,258 1000 ha —
2002 3,413 1000 ha +4.8%
2003 3,702 1000 ha +8.5%
2004 3,789 1000 ha +2.3%
2005 3,504 1000 ha -7.5%
2006 3,451 1000 ha -1.5%
2007 3,444 1000 ha -0.2%
2008 3,708 1000 ha +7.7%
2009 4,217 1000 ha +13.7%
2010 4,050 1000 ha -4.0%
2011 3,865 1000 ha -4.6%
2012 3,885 1000 ha +0.5%
2013 4,112 1000 ha +5.9%
2014 4,355 1000 ha +5.9%
2015 4,567 1000 ha +4.9%
2016 4,608 1000 ha +0.9%
2017 4,284 1000 ha -7.0%
2018 4,268 1000 ha -0.4%
2019 4,475 1000 ha +4.9%
2020 4,478 1000 ha +0.1%
2021 4,367 1000 ha -2.5%
2022 4,429 1000 ha +1.4%
2023 4,456 1000 ha +0.6%
2024 3,941 1000 ha -11.6%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 3,941 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 814.65 1000 ha, 4.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 3,941 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.29 1000 ha, 89.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,610 1000 ha 3,258 1000 ha 4,217 1000 ha 9
2010s 4,247 1000 ha 3,865 1000 ha 4,608 1000 ha 10
2020s 4,334 1000 ha 3,941 1000 ha 4,478 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 59 Myanmar 4,276 1000 ha compare
  2. 60 Central African Republic 4,100 1000 ha compare
  3. 61 Malawi 3,943 1000 ha compare
  4. 63 Congo 3,827 1000 ha compare
  5. 64 Germany 3,478 1000 ha compare
  6. 65 Uganda 3,407 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — area from modis in Indonesia?
Grassland — area from modis in Indonesia was 3,941 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 4,608 1000 ha in 2016.
What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 3,258 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Indonesia rank for grassland — area from modis?
Indonesia ranks 62nd out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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, published as part of Grassland — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Grassland — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.