Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Indonesia
Indonesia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 90,485 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Indonesia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — area in Indonesia stood at 90,485 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Indonesia peaked at 113,166 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 88,636 1000 ha, in 2000.
That places Indonesia 12th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 113,166 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 110,713 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 108,260 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 105,807 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 103,354 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 100,901 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 98,448 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 95,995 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 93,542 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 91,089 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 88,636 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 88,957 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 89,278 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 89,599 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 89,920 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 90,241 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 90,562 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 90,883 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 91,204 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 91,525 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 91,846 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 91,548 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 91,251 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 90,954 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 90,657 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 90,360 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 90,310 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 90,261 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 90,211 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 90,162 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 90,112 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 90,187 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 90,261 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 90,336 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 90,410 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 90,485 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 90,485 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,407 1000 ha, 37.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 90,485 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,766 1000 ha, 51.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 102,128 1000 ha | 91,089 1000 ha | 113,166 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 90,081 1000 ha | 88,636 1000 ha | 91,525 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 90,756 1000 ha | 90,162 1000 ha | 91,846 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 90,298 1000 ha | 90,112 1000 ha | 90,485 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Indonesia?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Indonesia was 90,485 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 113,166 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88,636 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Indonesia rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Indonesia ranks 12th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.