Land use hidden — Forest in Indonesia
Indonesia: Land use hidden — Forest was 903,166 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Forest in Indonesia, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — forest in Indonesia is 903,166 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Indonesia peaked at 1.19 million Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 903,166 Square kilometres, in 2023.
Indonesia ranks 8th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.19 million Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 1.17 million Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.15 million Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.13 million Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.12 million Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.10 million Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.08 million Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.06 million Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.05 million Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.03 million Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.01 million Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.01 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.01 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.01 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.01 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.00 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.00 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.00 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 999,834 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 998,213 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 996,592 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 987,329 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 978,067 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 968,804 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 959,542 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 950,279 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 952,718 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 939,498 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 933,443 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 927,387 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 921,332 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 915,277 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 909,221 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 903,166 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 903,166 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28,224 Square kilometres, 32.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 903,166 Square kilometres is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25,208 Square kilometres, 35.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.11 million Square kilometres | 1.03 million Square kilometres | 1.19 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 million Square kilometres | 998,213 Square kilometres | 1.01 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 959,366 Square kilometres | 927,387 Square kilometres | 996,592 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 912,249 Square kilometres | 903,166 Square kilometres | 921,332 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 5 Türkiye 226,884 Square kilometres compare
- 5 United States 3.10 million Square kilometres compare
- 5 Croatia 19,466 Square kilometres compare
- 6 China 2.26 million Square kilometres compare
- 6 Viet Nam 148,708 Square kilometres compare
- 7 Australia 1.34 million Square kilometres compare
- 7 Poland 95,190 Square kilometres compare
- 7 Fiji 11,601 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Latvia 34,224 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Eswatini 5,012 Square kilometres compare
- 9 Estonia 24,384 Square kilometres compare
- 9 India 729,592 Square kilometres compare
- 9 Moldova 3,865 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Lithuania 22,054 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Mauritania 2,964 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Peru 718,119 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Mexico 653,088 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Slovenia 12,317 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Cabo Verde 466.2 Square kilometres compare
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 land use hidden — forest in Indonesia?
- Land use hidden — forest in Indonesia was 903,166 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 million Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 903,166 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Indonesia rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Indonesia ranks 8th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata