Land use hidden — Land area in Indonesia

Indonesia: Land use hidden — Land area was 1.89 million Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.89 million Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.89 million Square kilometres
in 2021
All-time low
1.81 million Square kilometres
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land use hidden — Land area in Indonesia, 1961–2023

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 1.89 million Square kilometres for land use hidden — land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area in Indonesia peaked at 1.89 million Square kilometres in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.81 million Square kilometres, in 1961.

Indonesia ranks 14th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Land use hidden — Land area in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Land use hidden — Land area in Indonesia, 1961 to 2023.
Year Square kilometres Change
1961 1.81 million Square kilometres —
1962 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1963 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1964 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1965 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1966 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1967 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1968 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1969 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1970 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1971 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1972 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1973 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1974 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1975 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1976 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1977 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1978 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1979 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1980 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1981 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1982 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1983 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1984 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1985 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1986 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1987 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1988 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1989 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1990 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1991 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1992 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1993 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1994 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1995 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1996 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1997 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1998 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
1999 1.81 million Square kilometres +0.0%
2000 1.88 million Square kilometres +3.6%
2001 1.88 million Square kilometres +0.0%
2002 1.88 million Square kilometres +0.0%
2003 1.88 million Square kilometres +0.0%
2004 1.88 million Square kilometres +0.0%
2005 1.88 million Square kilometres +0.0%
2006 1.88 million Square kilometres +0.0%
2007 1.88 million Square kilometres +0.0%
2008 1.88 million Square kilometres +0.0%
2009 1.88 million Square kilometres +0.0%
2010 1.88 million Square kilometres +0.0%
2011 1.88 million Square kilometres +0.0%
2012 1.88 million Square kilometres +0.0%
2013 1.88 million Square kilometres +0.0%
2014 1.88 million Square kilometres +0.0%
2015 1.88 million Square kilometres +0.0%
2016 1.88 million Square kilometres +0.0%
2017 1.88 million Square kilometres +0.0%
2018 1.88 million Square kilometres +0.0%
2019 1.88 million Square kilometres +0.0%
2020 1.88 million Square kilometres +0.0%
2021 1.89 million Square kilometres +0.8%
2022 1.89 million Square kilometres +0.0%
2023 1.89 million Square kilometres +0.0%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 1.89 million Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 160,508 Square kilometres, 11.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 1.89 million Square kilometres is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18,280 Square kilometres, 103.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.81 million Square kilometres 1.81 million Square kilometres 1.81 million Square kilometres 9
1970s 1.81 million Square kilometres 1.81 million Square kilometres 1.81 million Square kilometres 10
1980s 1.81 million Square kilometres 1.81 million Square kilometres 1.81 million Square kilometres 10
1990s 1.81 million Square kilometres 1.81 million Square kilometres 1.81 million Square kilometres 10
2000s 1.88 million Square kilometres 1.88 million Square kilometres 1.88 million Square kilometres 10
2010s 1.88 million Square kilometres 1.88 million Square kilometres 1.88 million Square kilometres 10
2020s 1.89 million Square kilometres 1.88 million Square kilometres 1.89 million Square kilometres 4

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 11 Estonia 42,730 Square kilometres compare
  2. 11 Algeria 2.38 million Square kilometres compare
  3. 11 Eswatini 17,200 Square kilometres compare
  4. 12 Netherlands 33,670 Square kilometres compare
  5. 12 Cabo Verde 4,030 Square kilometres compare
  6. 12 Saudi Arabia 2.15 million Square kilometres compare
  7. 13 Mexico 1.94 million Square kilometres compare
  8. 13 Slovenia 20,134 Square kilometres compare
  9. 13 Anguilla 90 Square kilometres compare
  10. 14 Timor-Leste 14,870 Square kilometres compare
  11. 15 Micronesia 700 Square kilometres compare
  12. 15 Sudan 1.87 million Square kilometres compare
  13. 16 Libya 1.76 million Square kilometres compare
  14. 17 Iran 1.62 million Square kilometres compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — land area in Indonesia?
Land use hidden — land area in Indonesia was 1.89 million Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest land use hidden — land area recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 1.89 million Square kilometres in 2021.
What is the lowest land use hidden — land area recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.81 million Square kilometres in 1961.
How does Indonesia rank for land use hidden — land area?
Indonesia ranks 14th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — land area rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Land area
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
230 places, 13,445 data points, 1961–2023
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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