What is grazing land use over the long-term in Indonesia?

Grazing land use over the long-term in Indonesia was 10.51 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Indonesia?

The highest recorded value was 12.79 million hectares in 1989.

What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Indonesia?

The lowest recorded value was 531,177 hectares in 1000.

How does Indonesia rank for grazing land use over the long-term?

Indonesia ranks 49th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Indonesia?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Indonesia data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Grazing land use over the long-term in Indonesia

Name: Grazing land use over the long-term in Indonesia
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Indonesia: Grazing land use over the long-term was 10.51 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

10.51 million hectares

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

49th

of 202 countries

All-time high

12.79 million hectares

in 1989

All-time low

531,177 hectares

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Grazing land use over the long-term in Indonesia, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2025, grazing land use over the long-term in Indonesia stood at 10.51 million hectares.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term in Indonesia peaked at 12.79 million hectares in 1989 and was at its lowest, 531,177 hectares, in 1000.

That places Indonesia 49th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	531,177 hectares	531,177 hectares	531,177 hectares	1
1100s	590,197 hectares	590,197 hectares	590,197 hectares	1
1200s	649,216 hectares	649,216 hectares	649,216 hectares	1
1300s	708,227 hectares	708,227 hectares	708,227 hectares	1
1400s	902,998 hectares	902,998 hectares	902,998 hectares	1
1500s	1.10 million hectares	1.10 million hectares	1.10 million hectares	1
1600s	1.20 million hectares	1.20 million hectares	1.20 million hectares	1
1700s	1.35 million hectares	1.35 million hectares	1.35 million hectares	1
1710s	1.36 million hectares	1.36 million hectares	1.36 million hectares	1
1720s	1.37 million hectares	1.37 million hectares	1.37 million hectares	1
1730s	1.39 million hectares	1.39 million hectares	1.39 million hectares	1
1740s	1.40 million hectares	1.40 million hectares	1.40 million hectares	1
1750s	1.42 million hectares	1.42 million hectares	1.42 million hectares	1
1760s	1.49 million hectares	1.49 million hectares	1.49 million hectares	1
1770s	1.56 million hectares	1.56 million hectares	1.56 million hectares	1
1780s	1.63 million hectares	1.63 million hectares	1.63 million hectares	1
1790s	1.70 million hectares	1.70 million hectares	1.70 million hectares	1
1800s	1.77 million hectares	1.77 million hectares	1.77 million hectares	1
1810s	1.86 million hectares	1.86 million hectares	1.86 million hectares	1
1820s	1.96 million hectares	1.96 million hectares	1.96 million hectares	1
1830s	2.06 million hectares	2.06 million hectares	2.06 million hectares	1
1840s	2.15 million hectares	2.15 million hectares	2.15 million hectares	1
1850s	2.25 million hectares	2.25 million hectares	2.25 million hectares	1
1860s	2.85 million hectares	2.85 million hectares	2.85 million hectares	1
1870s	3.44 million hectares	3.44 million hectares	3.44 million hectares	1
1880s	4.04 million hectares	4.04 million hectares	4.04 million hectares	1
1890s	4.65 million hectares	4.65 million hectares	4.65 million hectares	1
1900s	5.69 million hectares	5.69 million hectares	5.69 million hectares	1
1910s	6.73 million hectares	6.73 million hectares	6.73 million hectares	1
1920s	7.77 million hectares	7.77 million hectares	7.77 million hectares	1
1930s	8.83 million hectares	8.83 million hectares	8.83 million hectares	1
1940s	9.84 million hectares	9.84 million hectares	9.84 million hectares	1
1950s	11.31 million hectares	10.85 million hectares	11.76 million hectares	10
1960s	11.87 million hectares	11.87 million hectares	11.87 million hectares	10
1970s	11.78 million hectares	11.62 million hectares	11.86 million hectares	10
1980s	11.78 million hectares	10.78 million hectares	12.79 million hectares	10
1990s	11.30 million hectares	10.84 million hectares	12.57 million hectares	10
2000s	10.63 million hectares	10.54 million hectares	10.84 million hectares	10
2010s	10.51 million hectares	10.49 million hectares	10.54 million hectares	10
2020s	10.50 million hectares	10.45 million hectares	10.52 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Indonesia

46 Paraguay 11.99 million hectares compare
47 Guinea 10.70 million hectares compare
48 United Kingdom 10.58 million hectares compare
50 India 10.48 million hectares compare
51 Spain 10.13 million hectares compare
52 Congo 10.00 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is grazing land use over the long-term in Indonesia?: Grazing land use over the long-term in Indonesia was 10.51 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Indonesia?: The highest recorded value was 12.79 million hectares in 1989.
What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Indonesia?: The lowest recorded value was 531,177 hectares in 1000.
How does Indonesia rank for grazing land use over the long-term?: Indonesia ranks 49th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Indonesia?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Grazing land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.