Land use in Indonesia
Indonesia: Land use was 44.12 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Indonesia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 44.12 million hectares for land use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Indonesia peaked at 44.12 million hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.97 million hectares, in 1961.
That places Indonesia 7th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.77 million hectares | 18.97 million hectares | 20.81 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.41 million hectares | 20.95 million hectares | 23.85 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.50 million hectares | 24.27 million hectares | 31.42 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.14 million hectares | 29.56 million hectares | 32.94 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.16 million hectares | 33.44 million hectares | 38.89 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.82 million hectares | 38.88 million hectares | 42.98 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.80 million hectares | 43.38 million hectares | 44.12 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Indonesia?
- Land use in Indonesia was 44.12 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.12 million hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.97 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Indonesia rank for land use?
- Indonesia ranks 7th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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